PEN America Urges Illinois Prison Officials to Reverse 'Troubling' Decision to Remove 200+ Books in a Prison Library
June 05, 2019
June 05, 2019
NEW YORK, June 5 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Overwhelming Majority of Removed Books Are About Black History and Contemporary Race Issues
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The recent removal of over 200 books from the Danville Correctional Center's prison library in Illinois appears to indicate a troubling disregard for prisoners' right to read, particularly in regard to books about or related to race, PEN America said today.
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- Overwhelming Majority of Removed Books Are About Black History and Contemporary Race Issues
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The recent removal of over 200 books from the Danville Correctional Center's prison library in Illinois appears to indicate a troubling disregard for prisoners' right to read, particularly in regard to books about or related to race, PEN America said today.
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