but I think the part that made me laugh was the specific reasons."īlakinger says since the release of her book, she's received letters from inmates across the country who say her words have given them hope. Florida is one of the states that has an extensive banned book list, and it's pretty easy to end up on that list. "I was almost surprised that this didn't happen sooner. It's about someone who was doing drugs, got sober, and carved out a new life," said Blakinger. My book is literally about rehabilitation. A notice of rejection or impoundment of publications from the Florida Department of Corrections shows Blakinger's book is being reviewed and accused of being inflammatory and a threat to the security or rehabilitative objectives of the correctional system. She was first alerted by the Prison Book Program out of Massachusetts that her memoir wasn't being allowed inside the Okaloosa Correctional Institution in Florida.
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