Discourse about the carceral state is pushed to the backdrop of this article on a way that people have coped with being abandoned to it, but it's still a deeply humanizing read.

"This is significant for Frank, because when he was sentenced at age 22, he was not someone who brought people much joy, he says, nor was he someone who felt good about himself. “I was someone who people looked up to when it came to bad things that we did in my neighborhood,” he says.

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https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a44808779/life-while-incarcerated-is-dehumanizing-crochet-has-made-all-the-difference/