The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) reversed its decision to ban book donations from nonprofits after outcry from the public and local lawmakers, including WA Governor Jay Inslee, voiced questions about the ban. DOC had previous enacted the policy…
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Banned Books: Prisons
NH Book Ban Targets Texts Critical of Prisons
The Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), recently discovered that New Hampshire’s Department of Corrections is rejecting books that are critical of the prison industrial complex. According to a report published by Book Riot, the DOC’s guidelines are aimed at removing…
ACLU Explains Banning Book Critical of Prisons Unconstitutional
Last week the ACLU wrote a letter to the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) asking them to overturn their ban on Chokehold by Paul Butler, a book that examines the racial disparities of the prison system and advocates abolition of…
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Manga Highlighted in Prison Censorship Discussion
A recent article on NPR by Lee Gaines, Who Should Decide What Books Are Allowed In Prison?, drew attention to an ongoing problem with book censorship in correctional facilities. The article gave voice to a diverse range of people familiar…
Illinois Department of Corrections New Book Review Policy Leaves Door Open for Future Censorship
Following the removal of 200 “controversial” books from the Danville Prison library and the loud public outcry that followed, the Illinois Department of Corrections has issued a new policy for book review. This policy, which attempts to target the viewpoint…
Comics & Manga Among 20,000 titles Banned in Florida Prisons
As book censorship in prisons gains more media attention, more journalists and nonprofits successfully gather further proof of the rampant First Amendment Rights violations happening to inmates all over the country. The latest state to be exposed for disregarding prisoners’…