{"product_id":"tuesdays-in-jail-what-i-learned-teaching-journaling-to-inmates-9781608688319","title":"Tuesdays in Jail: What I Learned Teaching Journaling to Inmates","description":"In 2011, novelist Tina Welling began teaching journaling workshops for the mostly male inmates at the Teton County Jail in Jackson, Wyoming. What began as a little-understood impulse on her part became a meaningful journey with surprising results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Welling was floored by how much she had in common with the incarcerated: \"It's just that they had been arrested and I had not.\" They talked and wrote about self-esteem, anger, forgiveness, compassion, personal power, codependency. She gave the men one hour a week to explore their inner lives; they gave her an unprecedented experience of intimacy and vulnerability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Replete with the kind of gorgeous writing for which Welling is acclaimed, \u003cem\u003eTuesdays in Jail\u003c\/em\u003e is part memoir, part riveting exploration of individual inmates' lives and challenges, and an enlightening and insightful examination of American incarceration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3876143\"\u003eTina Welling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New World Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608688319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608688313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN005000\"\u003eWriting | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC030000\"\u003ePenology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Welling\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eCowboys Never Cry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFairy Tale Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCrybaby Ranch\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the writing book \u003cem\u003eWriting Wild\u003c\/em\u003e. Her nonfiction has appeared in national magazines and seven anthologies as well as in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \"Modern Love\" column. She lives in Jackson, Wyoming. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.tinawelling.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New World Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795448062127,"sku":"9781608688319","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_69acc2f5-c7ea-4172-b42f-dc55005aa837.jpg?v=1755604300","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/tuesdays-in-jail-what-i-learned-teaching-journaling-to-inmates-9781608688319","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}