Books can serve as vital connections to the outside world for incarcerated individuals, yet they are frequently censored in US prisons.
We are adults in these prisons, and we're told that we can't read this, we can't read that... For what reason?' said Stevie Wilson, highlighting the arbitrary nature of book bans.
About half of states said they had book policies and lists of banned publications containing over 50,000 titles, showing the widespread nature of literary censorship.
Policies vary widely; Florida bans over 20,000 titles while Rhode Island only prohibits 68, indicating a lack of consistency and oversight.
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