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Over the last eight years, Bailey McManus has kept in touch with over 200 men in prison. Sincerely, Your Friend: Letters From

My Incarcerated Pen Pals gives readers a window into the hearts and lives of people incarcerated across the United States. Both

personal account and research are combined to provide a brief study on our nation's justice system and the people most affected

by it. This collection is rich with despair, suffering, shocking gratitude, and great hope. The lives captured in these letters can

change how we view and, therefore, how we sentence people who commit crimes. To understand the humanity behind the

statistics, we need to hear the stories, struggles, and dreams of people who are sent to prison.

Desmond Tutu said, "The truth of who we are is that we are because we belong." These letters give us a unique opportunity

to hear from people who have been told and treated as if they do not belong. In these letters, we see how people who have been

labeled "criminal.