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Today, we are grateful to announce the winners of the 6th annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. The prize, awarded to 2 formerly or currently incarcerated people, is given in memory of Keeley Schenwar, a devoted mother, daughter, sister, friend, writer, and advocate for incarcerated mothers.

truthout.orgAnnouncing the Winners of the 6th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay PrizeThe prize honors the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated authors who are writing toward a more just world.

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Each year, the selected essays share some of the spirit in which Keeley Schenwar moved through the world: a spirit of empathy, open-heartedness, and resistance. Each winner receives $3,000 and publication in Truthout.

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As repression has escalated in so many realms of U.S. life over the past year and a half, we cannot allow ourselves to forget that nearly 2 million people in this country experience some of the most constant and brutal state repression, in the form of incarceration.

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Meanwhile, 79 million people in this country live with a criminal record and all the barriers and obstacles that come with it. We must uplift the stories of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers who are sharing their stories firsthand — and calling us to action.