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Corrections in Ink : Dispatches from an American Prison - KARI BLAKINGER

Corrections in Ink

Dispatches from an American Prison

By: KARI BLAKINGER

Hardcover | 7 January 2022

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An electric memoir that follows a young woman from chasing Olympic dreams on the ice rink, through addiction and prison, to finally discovering her voice as a journalist.

'A searing work of self-examination, an inquiry of power, and a funny, provocative, and inspiring personal story of addiction, prison, and investigative journalism' - PIPER KERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

Keri Blakinger had always lived at full throttle. Whether flying through the air, chasing Olympic dreams on the ice rink; surviving on as few calories as she could; or balancing a heroin addiction with pursuing a degree at an Ivy League university. But on a cold December day, Keri is arrested with a Tupperware container full of heroin. Shortly afterwards, she is convicted and sent to prison.

Forced to confront her addiction, Keri finally manages to break free of it, and finds herself in a place unlike anything she has experienced before: a world built on senseless brutality, but whose inhabitants, her fellow inmates, will change her life forever.

Written in luminous prose, with searing honesty and flashes of dark humour, Corrections in Ink shines a light on a broken prison system, and the cruelty and kindness Blakinger experienced there. It is a radical call for justice, and a testament to the power of finding one's voice.

About the Author

Keri Blakinger is a Texas-based journalist. She is a staff writer for the Marshall Project, and her work has appeared in VICE, the Washington Post Magazine, and on NBC News and the BBC. Corrections in Ink is her first book.
Industry Reviews
'Corrections in Ink is a ground-breaking debut from an extraordinary writer; in her memoir, Blakinger offers a searing work of self-examination, an inquiry of power, and a funny, provocative, and inspiring personal story of addiction, prison, and investigative journalism... a testament to where a woman can go after rock-bottom, the power to transform oneself, and the imperative to discover and tell the truth' - Piper Kerman, New York Times bestselling author of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

'A gorgeously written, page-turning memoir about addiction, prison, and privilege' - Kirkus

'It's hard to think of a reporter more deeply devoted to exposing the brokenness of the American prison system than Keri Blakinger, who in Corrections in Ink turns her journalistic eye and narrative gift to her own story - a riveting journey through the depths of addiction and incarceration' - Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of THEY CAN'T KILL US ALL

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