Do You Hear What I Hear?: Voices From Prison Composition Classes

Abstract

The article describes the dynamics of freshman composition classes for medium-security inmates at the Saginaw Correctional Facility which were linked to parallel classes at Saginaw Valley State University, supported by SVSU student-tutors, and enhanced by collaboratively produced publications of student writing. It presents excerpts from inmates’ essays that tell their stories, explore their relationships, and portray their prison world and discusses the impact of writing on inmates enrolled in the linked composition classes.

Journal
Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published
2004-12-01
DOI
10.59236/rjv4i1pp101-113
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