Unless we know and love someone in prison or work at one, it’s likely that most of us aren’t thinking about the day-to-day lives of the incarcerated — much less how they find entertainment and keep up to date with media, performers and pop culture. Joe Garcia, an incarcerated man in California who participates in the Prison Journalism Project, penned a compelling essay for The New Yorker detailing his journey as Swiftie, which began after he was sentenced to life behind bars.
Garcia was waiting to be transported to his first prison after receiving a life sentence for murder when he heard about Taylor Swift for the first time. It’s a moment that a lot of Swift fans probably look back on fondly, but for Garcia, the moment was filled with resentment.
As he writes, “The jail was full of young men of color who wrote and performed their own raps,...
Garcia was waiting to be transported to his first prison after receiving a life sentence for murder when he heard about Taylor Swift for the first time. It’s a moment that a lot of Swift fans probably look back on fondly, but for Garcia, the moment was filled with resentment.
As he writes, “The jail was full of young men of color who wrote and performed their own raps,...
- 9/4/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
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