Texas Prison System Bans Books on Prison Conditions for Women
Three months ago, I wrote about Silja Talvi‘s excellent book Women Behind Bars. It turns out the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also noticed it. They banned it – along with another book,...
View ArticleBooks to Prisoners Fund Drive
Photo by Sang Cho. I volunteer with the Seattle organisation Books to Prisoners. It’s a pretty awesome initiative; in 2009 it mailed 12,000 packages to prisoners across the US. Seattle is helped by...
View ArticleMaking an Art Book Library at an Oregon Prison
PRISON ART LIBRARY IN THE MAKING If you’re in or near Portland, Oregon and if you’ve art books you no longer want on your shelves, please consider donating the to the Columbia River Correctional...
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