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Michigan Prisons Ban 1,000 Books, Most Would Be Considered Harmless

Loaded on Feb. 7, 2023 by Jo Ellen Nott

Filed under: Publications/Books, Censorship. Location: Michigan.

by Jo Ellen Nott

After a review of public records from Michigan, online magazine and video channel Motherboard found that the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) has restricted prisoner access to at least 1,000 books between 1998 and April 2022. Michigan is not alone in banning titles from its prisons, ...

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