Obstructing Justice!

If a person has their money, assets or business taken from them that is their wealth, their income. And they need to defend their legal rights, how can they do this without the funds?

If we all have legal rights and a right to defend our legal rights in court but we cannot afford to pay for the legal assistance - how can we take legal action?

If we all have civil and constitutional rights to get legal assistance, to be given a fair trial, when held in a police station, or in jail etc

But the system is not giving persons access to this right, then is the system itself, not obstructing Justice?

And even provoking more crimes, than upholding Justice. If persons who obtain money through illegal activities or corruption can afford a legal defense. But honest, genuine hardworking persons can't.

Who then will be able to mount a solid legal defense? So if a person wants to completely violate another persons rights all they would have to do is take away and control their money!

Without being able to afford a good Lawyer, or legal team even, they would not be able to defend themselves and would be planning to fail! 

The PEN America Award for Prison Writers!

Writing whilst in difficult times can be very therapeutic and helpful to constructively vent stress and anxiety. Persons spending time in hospital or convalescent after a period of hospitalisation or recovering from a debilitating condition. Often find time to write as a positive response to their situation that can also prove to be a very profitable use of their time. I recall studying English Literature years ago the poems of Sylvia Plath who famously wrote of "Tulips" while experiencing a painful recovery from an operation.

The Prison system within the constraints of confinement has also inspired many Authors to write their stories. For there is little distraction in certain particular cases a pen can be the minds only escape whilst incarcerated, and to be somewhat liberated in instances of harsh fate or injustice... PEN America Prison Writing program includes more than 30 mentors working with imprisoned Writers.

Last November PEN American announced a New Competition sponsored by a grant from the estate of the late Madeleine L'Engle for the participants of the competition in the Literary and human rights organisation's prison writing mentorship program.

Eight winners all received $250 and a set of books chosen by their Mentor/Mentee.  The honour is called the PEN America L'Engle-Rahman prize for Mentorship named for the author of the classic "A Wrinkle in Time" and for the late educator and Black Panther Leader Ahmad Rahman whom L'Engle became friends with whilst he was in prison.