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| Prison writing program reinstated |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/19/2004 |
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A Connecticut prison writing program suspended after an inmate won a $25,000 writing prize will continue, and the state will not seize the winnings to recover incarceration costs, top state officials said last Tuesday. Department of Correction Commissioner Theresa Lantz said she stopped the writing program two weeks ago after learning that inmate Barbara Parsons Lane had won a PEN American Center prize for her work on the 2003 book "Couldn't Keep It To Myself: Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters." The compilation was written by prisoners at the York Correctional Institution in East Lyme who participated in a writing course taught by best-selling author Wally Lamb. Lantz said she wasn't told the book was up for an award and suspended the program after learning it had won. The suspension might have been avoided by better communication between Lamb and herself, she said. Lantz said she decided to continue the program after meeting last Tuesday with Lamb, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Denise Merrill, D-Mansfield, and PEN American Center director Larry Siems. Siems, who heads the center's Freedom to Write and International Programs, had said he was concerned that the women, who did not write about their crimes, were being targeted for their work. He said they were being penalized, intentionally or unintentionally, for freedom of expression. Lantz said the writing program is an excellent way for prisoners to assess their feelings, values and beliefs and ponder how they want to live their lives, she said. |
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