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At Rikers, a Book Club Is Helping Women Imagine Life Beyond Bars

In 2024, comedian Nora Fried started the Rosebuds Reading Collective, a monthly book club for women incarcerated at Rikers Island, New York City’s island jail. “I was looking forward to this all month,” Fried recalls multiple women telling her. “This is the only thing I had to look forward to.

At Rikers, a Book Club Is Helping Women Imagine Life Beyond Bars

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