“Books felt like a tool for changing your circumstances … an ability to step outside prison.' Prisons have long banned books that officials consider dangerous or inappropriate, but rules on what books cannot be sent to prisoners can be inconsistent.
, a Seattle-based nonprofit that sends books to inmates across the country, has experienced the inconsistencies of these bans throughout its 50 years, said president Andy Chan.' has been banned from several prisons,” Chan said. “But they allowed a variety of books by right-wing authors, including 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler.
“I get very angry. I feel cut off from the world,” he said. “I feel like someone doesn’t want me to know something.” A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said most books and publications rejected by a three-member panel representing each prison’s security, education and mailroom departments, are turned down because they contain explicit nudity.A book is prepared for shipping to an inmate from the Books to Prisoners facility.“A lot of times these prisons are actually situated in rural areas,” Stevie said.
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