The July 2022 mail policy in Missouri prisons bans all physical mail from coming into facilities. Instead, all letters, photos, and other mail must be sent to a third party in Florida that uploads the digital scans of documents for residents to view. We spoke with Patricia, Adam, and Terrell, who are incarcerated in Missouri, about the damage these policies mean for incarcerated individuals already facing harsh policies and inhumane living conditions. Listen to the podcast to learn more.

Liberation Lit sent Ronald Quiceno, incarcerated at Hutchinson Correctional Facility, a copy of “Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System: by Alec Karakatsanis. He wrote us this letter to tell us what he thought of the book.