Feb. 14—Inmates at the Howard County Jail will now be able to order books and other reading materials from Amazon. The change in policy is thanks to a federal lawsuit and recent settlement agreement ...

52 years after the Attica uprising, a new exhibit by the author of “We Do This ’Til We Free Us” explores carceral book bans. Corey Devon Arthur’s 2023 mixed media piece “First Amendment” is on display ...

Prison walls have contained some of history’s most creative minds. And while incarceration is meant to be punishment, it’s also given writers something pretty valuable: time. Lots and lots of time.

AND WOMEN START A NEW CHAPTER. THIS PERSON SAYS, SIMPLY PUT, READING IS MY MAIN COPING MECHANISM. VOICES OF GRATITUDE FROM THE INSIDE TO VOLUNTEERS ON THE OUTSIDE. IN MY OPINION, THERE ARE SOME OF THE ...

CHICAGO (AP) — For college senior Nana Ampofo, an unconventional book club inside one of the nation’s largest jails has transformed her career ambitions. Each week, the 22-year-old drives a van of her ...

Sacramento County Jail has been under a legal agreement to improve health conditions since 2020. But progress has been so slow for those incarcerated, that the jail is at risk of a rare federal ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office is cracking down on contraband slipping through the jail bars. Some of it is arriving through book deliveries, so now such packages are being banned.