You Smell Better Than Soap
Education, Humanity, and Hope in Lockdown
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You Smell Better Than Soap
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Heather Dzielinski
You Smell Better Than Soap: Education, Humanity, and Hope in Lockdown is a compelling collection of stories by a college professor who shares her transformative journey teaching inside the prison system. With honesty and insight, she recounts the emotional and intellectual complexities of bringing college-level education to incarcerated men and women. The title, inspired by a student’s disarming compliment, reflects the raw humanity and unexpected connections formed behind bars.
Through stories of her students’ curiosity, resilience, and desire for growth, the author challenges public assumptions about people in prison and the purpose of higher education. As she confronts institutional constraints and her own evolving beliefs, the classroom becomes a space of mutual transformation and hope. Blending personal narrative with social commentary, the book sheds light on the realities of mass incarceration while celebrating the redemptive power of learning. It is a moving exploration of what it means to teach, to listen, and to see humanity in the most unlikely places.
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