Welch, Schatz and Colleagues Call on Federal Bureau of Prisons to Provide Full List of Banned Books
October 02, 2024
October 02, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
With a record 10,000 instances of individual books banned in the 2023-24 school year alone, Banned Books Week--recognized since 1982--is an important reminder of the censorship crisis in America. Book bans also extend beyond schools, with reports that federal prisons are abusing the rejection policy for books and publications. In conjunction with Banned Books Week and the bicameral Congressional re . . .
With a record 10,000 instances of individual books banned in the 2023-24 school year alone, Banned Books Week--recognized since 1982--is an important reminder of the censorship crisis in America. Book bans also extend beyond schools, with reports that federal prisons are abusing the rejection policy for books and publications. In conjunction with Banned Books Week and the bicameral Congressional re . . .