prisoners' writings, american

When You Hear Me (You Hear Us) is an anthology of poetry and personal stories centering the voices of those directly impacted by the incarceration of young people in the United States. Compiled by Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, this rich collection includes firsthand accounts from both the young people charged and incarcerated in the adult criminal legal system and from the community at large: the mothers, the loved ones, the correctional staff, public defenders, prosecutors, and others harmed and left with unhealed trauma. These critical voices, uniquely combined, illustrate the ecosystem that surrounds youth who are incarcerated--and expose the ripple effects that touch us all.

Presents a collection of poems by young people who were charged and incarcerated as adults at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

This book ~Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately?~ wasn't written. It was--and continues to be--lived. What you read and see in these pages are the artifacts of an ongoing struggle for one man's freedom and for all of our self-respect.