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Close Conversation: Incarceration

Incarceration: From the inside looking out and from the outside looking in

How does it feel to be incarcerated in an American prison? How difficult is the transition into society?

Elizabeth Howard is joined in conversation with Robert Pollock, editor of The Named and The Nameless, 2018 PEN Prison Writing Awards Anthology; Samuel Cabassa, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate; and Lanetta Hill, a supervisor for Services for the Underserved. Robert Pollock, Samuel Cabassa and Lanetta Hill have all been incarcerated in New York State prisons. Bruce MacLeod, President of the Board of Truestees of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and member of the Board of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, will introduce the event.

A short reception will follow the hour-long conversation. The reception is being underwritten by the J.C. Flowers Foundation a, key funder of Circles of Support: a partnership of grass root organizations supporting successful re-entry for people coming home from prison.

This event is presented in conjunction with The Value of Sanctuary: Building a House Without Walls.











When: Tue., Apr. 2, 2019 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave.
212-316-7540
Price: Free
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Incarceration: From the inside looking out and from the outside looking in

How does it feel to be incarcerated in an American prison? How difficult is the transition into society?

Elizabeth Howard is joined in conversation with Robert Pollock, editor of The Named and The Nameless, 2018 PEN Prison Writing Awards Anthology; Samuel Cabassa, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate; and Lanetta Hill, a supervisor for Services for the Underserved. Robert Pollock, Samuel Cabassa and Lanetta Hill have all been incarcerated in New York State prisons. Bruce MacLeod, President of the Board of Truestees of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and member of the Board of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, will introduce the event.

A short reception will follow the hour-long conversation. The reception is being underwritten by the J.C. Flowers Foundation a, key funder of Circles of Support: a partnership of grass root organizations supporting successful re-entry for people coming home from prison.

This event is presented in conjunction with The Value of Sanctuary: Building a House Without Walls.

Buy tickets/get more info now