Halim Flowers – At the age of 16, Halim was charged in the District of Columbia as an adult for being an accomplice to a felony murder and sentenced to a term of 40 years to life imprisonment. During his incarceration, he discovered a love for literature and arts. He began writing poetry to express the trauma of growing up in DC during the war on drugs and the superpredator myth era. In 2005, he started his own publishing company, “SATO (Struggle Against The Odds) Communications.” In 2019, after serving more than 22 years in prison, Halim was released. He is the author of over a dozen books, and his paintings were recently published in the photobook Love is the Vaccine. You can purchase Halim’s books here and get a copy of Love is the Vaccine here.