Urban Fiction in Prisons
Urban fiction, street lit, and “gangsta” fiction are all terms used to describe novels that deal with life on the street. Some may say that the books glamorize the criminal element of the world and are not appropriate for anyone to read, but especially not for inmates. I would have to disagree. Many of us, and inmates included, read material that they can relate to, and for them this could be the urban books of the gangster lifestyle. Yes there…