![]() ![]() Race: How Blacks and Whites Feel About the American Obsession by Studs Terkel.Politics of Rage: George Wallace and the Origins of New Conservatism by Dan T.History of Black America by Howard Lindsey. ![]() The Supreme Court has ruled prisoners must even be allowed materials espousing “inflammatory political, racial, religious or other views.” Additionally, reading provides clear educational and rehabilitative benefits that are even more important as many rehabilitation programs are threatened by budget cuts.īooks on civil rights refused from entering the prison system include: Why should you care whether the prison population has access to books? For a start, they have a right to them. ![]() Check out the searchable Zoho spreadsheet to see if inmates have been barred from reading your favorite works. The arbitrary nature of the list, including Shakespeare’s sonnets and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Wistlestop Cafe, defies any security-based explanation. ![]() The Texas Civil Rights Project has released a fascinating, detailed report on the nearly 12,000 books banned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from entering the state’s prison system.
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