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Lauren Kessler

Author: Lauren Kessler

Diesel Therapy

Routine is comfort in prison, and the cops sometimes shake you up

Culture 5 years ago
Illustration by Liza Burns

by Ted Point “Smith,” the officer called, standing in front of cell a few doors down from mine, his voice somewhat muted in an attempt … Continue reading →

Married Behind Bars

To have but not to hold

Culture 5 years ago

You can get married twice a year, either on a Tuesday in April or a Tuesday in October. You can get married between eight and … Continue reading →

Life Inside

Stories of lives lived behind bars

Culture 5 years ago

Less than a mile and a half from the pretty, golden-domed state Capitol building in the heart of sleepy Salem, invisible behind a 25-foot-high concrete … Continue reading →

Lauren Kessler

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