Keri Blakinger
Keri Blakinger is a recent Cornell University graduate and current staff writer for the Ithaca Times.
Me and My Mug Shot: The Face of Addiction Stigma
The photo of me after my arrest for heroin possession shows the generic "ugly, addicted criminal." That was five years—and a lifetime—ago, but whenever it's re-published I feel the same old shame, remorse, and dehumanization. Society wants me to.