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OPINION: ‘My proving ground was the cell’: How I found freedom as a reader and writer while incarcerated

October 20, 2021 by Shannon Ross Leave a Comment

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Throughout his adulthood, Shannon Ross has been an avid reader and writer, constantly expanding his vocabulary, studying the worlds created by authors and expressing his own voice. (Photo by Adam Carr)

Shannon Ross is the founder and executive director of the The Community, a nonprofit organization working to help incarcerated Wisconsinites prepare for re-entering their life after their release, as well as a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee and co-owner of a transportation company.

Throughout his adulthood, Ross has been an avid reader and writer, constantly expanding his vocabulary, studying the worlds created by authors and expressing his own voice. And he managed this while spending 17 years in prison between the ages of 19 to 36.

In this audio “Community Voices” story, in his own words, he shares how he successfully pursued his passions while in prison.

https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ShannonRoss-2.mp3

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