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Keri Blakinger

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Keri Blakinger is the author of Corrections in Ink, a memoir about addiction, incarceration and building a life after it all.

In her day job, she is a staff writer at The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news site dedicated to covering the criminal jutice sustem. Her work focuses on uncovering the worst parts of American prisons, and exposing flaws in the county's criminal justice system. Before coming to TMP, she covered prisons and prosecutors for The Houston Chronicle and her work has also appeared in VICE, the BBC, the New York Daily News, The New York Times and more.

She was part of the Houston Chronicle team whose coverage of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Two years later, she wrote a piece for the W ...more

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Keri and 1 other person liked Rebecca's review of Corrections in Ink: A Memoir: "I feel like a lot of reviews are leaving out how funny and readable this book is. Yes the subject matter is very dark and the trigger warnings are all necessary. But, there is one single footnote in the whole book, it shows up on page 181, and it i" Read more of this review »
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Keri and 5 other people liked Ed's review of Corrections in Ink: A Memoir: "Detailed, vivid, and somewhat grim account of a young woman's early promise as a figure skater giving way to her downfall as a junkie and prostitute. Most of the book covers her two miserable years spent in New York state prisons on a heroin-dealer b" Read more of this review »
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Keri and 2 other people liked Mary's review of Corrections in Ink: A Memoir: "It was really hard to like Keri Blakinger for much of this book, but then she turned a corner and I have nothing but admiration for her now. She went through some extremely traumatic experiences, but she used grit, determination and a great brain to " Read more of this review »
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Keri and 1 other person liked Lynda Kelly's review of Corrections in Ink: A Memoir: "If you want to read a memoir that is powerful and raw this is the one. Keri life story so far is so powerful. She has done so much already but I am waiting to see what else this talented lady tackles next with prison reform. She provides a unique per" Read more of this review »
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People had been recommending that I read this for at least a year. When I finally did, it did not disappoint. Absolutely loved it.
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Keri made a comment on Emily Walters’s review of Corrections in Ink: A Memoir " I had to dig around for my password to log in and tell you this is the most validating review!!! I <3 it. "
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I can't remember the last time I finished a book and went right back to the beginning and started over. I have become such an evangelist for this book and gave it (belatedly) to multiple people I needed presents for. Just so well-reported and informa ...more
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“The whole premise of prison began to seem absurd: Locking hundreds of traumatized and damaged women in together and threatening them constantly with additional punishments is not rehabilitation. It is not corrections. It is not public safety. It is systemic failure.”
― Keri Blakinger, Corrections in Ink: A Memoir

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