Corrections in Ink: A Memoir - Book Talk by Keri Blakinger

526 Pine Street,New Orleans LA 70118

03 October, 2022

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Corrections in Ink: A Memoir tells the story of Keri's journey—from the ice rink to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom—and how she emerged with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced. The Loyola bookstore will be selling copies of the book at the event, and Keri will be available to sign copies after the discussion. This event is open to the public and sponsored by the Law Visiting Committee Professorship at Loyola College of Law, the Jesuit Social Research Institute, & the Criminology and Justice Department of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola. About the Author Keri Blakinger is an investigative reporter based in Texas, covering criminal justice and injustice for The Marshall Project. She previously worked for the Houston Chronicle and her writing has appeared everywhere from the New York Daily News to the BBC and from VICE to The New York Times. She was a member of the Chronicle's Pulitzer-finalist team in 2018 and her 2019 coverage of women's jails for The Washington Post Magazine helped earn a National Magazine Award. Before becoming a reporter, she did prison time for a drug crime in New York. Corrections in Ink is her first book.