The Free Black Women's Library presents Writing to Rikers/Pr*son Pen Pals

Writing to Rikers is a monthly letter writing program where we invite folks to write letters to folks who are incarcerated at Rikers Pr*son.
About this Event

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Writing to Rikers/Pr*son Pen Pals
led by Serita Sargent

Writing to Rikers is a monthly letter writing program where we invite folks to write and recieve letters to/from folks who are incarcerated at Rikers Pr*son.
We meet on the first Sunday of the month at 1PM.