Writing for Transformative Justice

4 P.M. Count, 10th Anniversary Issue: Introduction by Jim Reese

“‘You’ve been teaching at the prison for ten years already? Man, time flies.’ This is an expression I hear from close friends and associates, and I’d like to believe time does fly for my students in the creative writing class at the prison—that it’s given them a purpose and something to look forward to. I’ve spent the last ten years of my life helping men, through writing, come to terms with why they are in prison.”

Additional reading:

The most recent issue of 4 P.M. Count

SDPB Radio, March 1, 2018: Ten Years of "4 p.m. Count" With Jim Reese

Prisonolgy: Count Time