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David Coogan, Virginia Commonwealth University – Changing the Narrative in Jail

Oct 18, 2017

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Academic Minute

in Criminal Justice, English

What should you do with your time while in jail? David Coogan, professor in the department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, examines a writing exercise that could change your course once you are released. Since 2006 David Coogan has been teaching writing workshops in autobiography at the Richmond City Jail (RCJ). The work has…