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Photograph of an E-Reader with prison bars superimposed over the image.

Can You Ban an E-Book?

As many prisons forgo physical materials altogether and embrace e-reader and tablet programs, it is unclear what effect these changes will have on an incarcerated person’s right to read. Can you ban an e-book? What does censorship look like in digital form?

October 12, 2021October 14, 2021 Reanna Esmail Banned Books Week, Censorship, Information Access
Crowded bookshelves surrounding a closed metal door.

Intellectual Freedom Fighters, Part 3: Books to Prison Organizations

In light of recent controversy around bans on prison book donations, prison libraries and books to prison organizations are recognized as fighters for intellectual freedom.

May 8, 2019May 2, 2019 Kelly Bilz Access
By Abhi Sharma from India - Books HD, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57651005

No More Prison Book Donations: PA’s War on Drugs

by Andrea Jamison Books Through Bars is a book donation program that provides prison inmates with access to literature and educational resources. Each month, the organization sends an estimated “2,100 […]

October 4, 2018September 30, 2018 Andrea Jamison General Interest, Intellectual Freedom Issues
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