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CRIMEJul 13 · 23:46 UTCAMNYBy Marina Samuel

Bronx poet Wilfredo Laracuente awarded prize by the Mayor’s office for poem on life after incarceration

Wilfredo Laracuente, a Bronx poet who served a 20-year prison sentence, won a $500 prize from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice for his poem on life after incarceration. His work, part of the 'Next Verse: Voices for Change' contest, reflects on personal transformation and public safety, inspired by his education and writing during incarceration.

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Wilfredo LaracuentepersonMayor’s Office of Criminal JusticeorganizationNext Verse: Voices for ChangeorganizationIan ManuelpersonGreen Haven Correctional FacilityplaceSing Sing Correctional FacilityplaceHudson Link for Higher Education in PrisonorganizationThe New Jim Crowtopic
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