Incarcerated readers in Minnesota help choose national literary prize

Incarcerated judge Winter Smith poses with the books she read and her completed ballot after casting her vote for the 2026 Inside Literary Prize on Wednesday at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee in Shakopee, Minn. Incarcerated readers at the facility participated as judges for the national literary award program.
Kerem Yücel | MPR News
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