Letters from Prison ( YouthLight) by Monique Holyfield is the perfect book for educators who are trying to give students an insight into what it is like to be sentenced to jail.
This book features actual writings from real prisoners and troubled young people. They describe in their own words the heartaches of prison life and the events that brought them there in the first place.
Letters From Prison is filled with thought-provoking questions that make the teen reader re-evaluate their life. Readers realize the personal life stories of men and women incarcerated are real. Teachers say for a teen on the edge, Letters From Prison can be life changing.
Jeff Rivera is the author of “Forever My Lady” and the founder of GumboWriters.com