Ep. 119: Keri Blakinger (Author of Corrections in Ink)

<p><strong>In Episode 119, Keri Blakinger joins me to discuss her debut memoir, <a href="https://amzn.to/3Q1SSAG">Corrections in Ink</a>, a mind-blowing personal story, also speaks to the broader issues of addiction and women in the prison system. Keri went from being an elite figure skater in her youth to being arrested for possession of heroin while a student at Cornell, and then serving two years in the New York prison system. In her memoir, Keri is self-reflective, sharing what is ultimately a hopeful and redemptive story, despite the dark places it goes along the way.</strong></p> <p><span id="more-6001643"></span></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2><strong>Highlights</strong></h2> <ul> <li>When and why Keri decided to share her story in book form.</li> <li>How the pandemic impacted her journalism career and writing her memoir.</li> <li>The connection between her figure skating, her mental health, and her drug addiction.</li> <li>Some of the bigger surprises she experienced in prison.</li> <li>How Keri thinks she managed to overcome the statistics and “make good on a second chance.”</li> <li>An example of the ways inmates work around some of the arbitrary and unwritten rules of jail.</li> <li>All about ‘books in jail’: requesting and ordering books, time allotted to reading, access, and prison libraries.</li> <li>Keri’s personal reading experience in jail and covering this topic as a journalist.</li> <li>Current issues Keri is investigating within the prison system.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Keri’s Book Recommendations</strong> <a class= "spp-timestamp">[32:02]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3bobhJk">Never Let Me Go</a> by Kazuo Ishiguro</strong> | <a href= "https://amzn.to/3bobhJk">Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/24569/9781400078776">Bookshop.org</a><img src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am