When You Hear Me (You Hear Us): Voices On Youth Incarceration
by Mark Millar
Publication Date: Oct 07, 2021
List Price: $19.99
Format: Paperback, 290 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Young Adult
ISBN13: 9781950807345
Imprint: Shout Mouse Press, Inc.
Publisher: Shout Mouse Press
Parent Company: Shout Mouse Press
This anthology of poetry and personal stories centers the voices of those directly impacted by the incarceration of young people in the United States. Compiled by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, this rich collection includes over 100 firsthand accounts from both the young people charged and incarcerated in the adult criminal legal system and from the community at large: the mothers, the loved ones, the correctional staff, public defenders, prosecutors, and others harmed and left with unhealed trauma. These critical voices, uniquely combined, illustrate the ecosystem that surrounds youth who are incarcerated—and expose the ripple effects that touch us all. This book challenges us to hear these voices calling out for accountability, transformative justice, and healing. Together, they demonstrate the collective impact of the prison system, and our collective responsibility to create a society where every one of us can thrive.