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To reduce contraband, a New York prison pilot program bans books from certain vendors.

Banning Books in Prisons Contradicts the Correctional Goals

January 19, 2018 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On January 9, books were “banned” from New York Prisons. Prisons have faced difficulty with contraband being smuggled into correctional facilities through packages, including inside books, so heavy restrictions were placed on how books can get to inmates. Under a pilot program aimed to curb the widespread contraband problem, inmatesRead More