#5SmartReads - September 1, 2020

The one curated by Julia Lynch

Julia Lynch is a strategy consultant and the creator of @smarterinasec, one of the smartest IG profiles I know. Follow her on Instagram.

Prepping For Parole (The New Yorker)

I read this article recently, and it really stuck with me. It dives into New York State's harried parole board processes—and how for many inmates, they're never given an opportunity to tell their story or share how they've been changed by their time in prison. But through the work of volunteers at the Parole Preparation Project (@paroleprepny), that's slowly changing.