US prisons ban 'staggering' number of books: campaigners

A study by PEN America, a literacy and free expression advocacy group, found widely differing and often inconsistently enforced policies resulted in a "staggering" number of books never making it past a prison mailroom.

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In this aerial view, the Lansing Correctional Facility is seen on April 19, 2023 in Lansing, Kansas. Tens of thousands of books are banned from US prisons, a new report said Wednesday,. (AFP)