The Soul Knows No Bars Author:Drew Leder "The Soul Knows No Bars is a unique book, co-authored by Drew Leder, and inmates at the Maryland State Penitentiary. Taking off from the texts by Foucault, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Buber, Cornel West, and others, the men speak of the impact within their lives of power, violence, sexual and racial identity, incarceration, and the liberation of spiri... more »t possible even in a maximum-security cell. Leder's work with inmates has been featured in the Washington Post,Baltimore Sun,Chicago Tribune, and national media. From the forward by Cornel West: [Drew Leder] is a kind of latter-day Socrates who embodies and enacts an intellectual spirituality that critically questions and lovingly serves others in an atmosphere of mutual respect...This book is a timely lifting of the veil on the human doings and sufferings within one of the fastest growing industries in America a prison industry that literally warehouses disproportionately black and brown peoples."« less