PEN America finds that literature on race and civil rights are disproportionately subject to bans, often on the grounds that such texts threaten to disrupt a prison’s social order. Often entire categories of books are banned, and these often reflect discriminatory approaches to regulation.
Watch the video and read pages 3-4 of the document then answer 2 of the following questions:
https://pen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/literature-locked-up-report-9.24.19.pdf
- Why do you think books about civil rights would cause a "disruption to the social order"?
- How could restricting books in prison harm prisoners emotionally, socially or academically?
- What can you do this week to take advantage of your freedom to read?
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