John J. Lennon is a prison journalist currently serving a 28-years-to-life sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, drug sales, and gun possession. He is a contributing editor at Esquire and a contributing writer at The Marshall Project. Recently, he started a nonfiction writing workshop at Sullivan, where 10 incarcerated individuals will meet weekly. Lennon, who learned to write in a creative writing workshop at Attica, has always wanted to offer the same opportunity to others.
Thanks to the support of the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and Sullivan administrators, this vision has become a reality.
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