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I was counted 15,523 times in Florida’s prisons—and that’s not including the recounts. Five times a day, I was reminded I wasn’t a person—I was inventory. This is what happened between those counts. Author of COUNT TIME. Yoga teacher. Truth-teller.

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COUNT TIME

COUNT TIME

In prison, they call them count times. Five times a day, every day, for eight and a half years, I stood by my bunk and waited to be counted. That is 15,523 reminders that I was not a person but inventory. COUNT TIME is the sto...

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Full-on Blue

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  • Emmett Tatter

    I was counted 15,523 times in Florida’s prisons—and that’s not including the recounts. Five times a day, I was reminded I wasn’t a person—I was inventory. This is what happened between those counts. Author of COUNT TIME. Yoga teacher. Truth-teller.

  • Margaret Williams, MS, ACC

    I help women who have been marginalized elevate their voices, stop surviving power systems, and start leading with Freedom, Influence, and Authority | Certified Executive Leadership & Team Coach | Mentor | I/O Psychologist | Retired Army Civilian

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    Autistic | Poetry | Lyrical Fiction | Quiet Recordings

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