Read 10 Books by Formerly Incarcerated People

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6 participants (17 books)

Overview

A reading list featuring works by formerly incarcerated people of all identities. 

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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

Danny Trejo

288 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

144 pages • digital • 1958

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Lara Love Hardin, Anthony Ray Hinton

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row

Lara Love Hardin, Anthony Ray Hinton

269 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

272 pages • paperback • 1890

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • paperback • 1965

nonfiction classics true crime dark informative sad slow-paced
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1276 pages • paperback • 1844

fiction classics literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex by Eric A. Stanley

Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex

Eric A. Stanley

365 pages • paperback • 2011

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced