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Tue Jun-12-07 09:22 AM
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| 32. Very sad and disheartening. n/t |
| -Inmates protest removal of religious books from prison library |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 06:25 PM |
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This is unfortunate. |
JDPriestly |
Jun-11-07 06:46 PM |
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I didn't know prisoners had the constitutional right to read whatever they want in prison. |
Drunken Irishman |
Jun-11-07 06:48 PM |
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Actually.. They DO have the constitutional right to read... |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 06:54 PM |
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Their rights are very limited, but they do have some. |
JDPriestly |
Jun-11-07 07:09 PM |
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They just don't want them to think. They're turning them into slaves. |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:11 PM |
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And against dreaming, against hope. |
spoony |
Jun-12-07 12:25 PM |
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No, but that doesn't mean they have the right to read whatever they want. |
Drunken Irishman |
Jun-11-07 07:15 PM |
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Jun-11-07 07:17 PM |
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Prisoners can read Prison News Service, can't they? |
Barrett808 |
Jun-11-07 07:26 PM |
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I don't know, I've never been in prison. |
Drunken Irishman |
Jun-11-07 07:33 PM |
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They don't. |
LostInAnomie |
Jun-11-07 07:33 PM |
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Forget porno. What about the law library? |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:36 PM |
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That is something they are supposed to have access to. |
LostInAnomie |
Jun-11-07 07:40 PM |
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this article is about religious material, but I have heard the law books |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:46 PM |
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Yeah, you are right |
hang a left |
Jun-12-07 04:32 AM |
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Yeah, because that's exactly what I said, right? |
Drunken Irishman |
Jun-12-07 04:14 PM |
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Dude, |
hang a left |
Jun-12-07 04:30 PM |
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Well you did reply to my original post... |
Drunken Irishman |
Jun-12-07 04:32 PM |
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You are right. |
hang a left |
Jun-12-07 04:46 PM |
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My son is in prison and it's not just the religious books... |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 06:52 PM |
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Actually, this is very sad. |
JDPriestly |
Jun-11-07 07:06 PM |
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They can get books thru Amazon or corporate book stores. |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:15 PM |
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People have trouble donating, so I hear. |
David__77 |
Jun-11-07 09:33 PM |
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What's he in prison for? |
brentspeak |
Jun-11-07 08:30 PM |
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How are they suppose to reduce their time if they can't read |
LiberalFighter |
Jun-12-07 08:46 AM |
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Pray tell, what's an "extremist Islamic tract"? |
MetaTrope |
Jun-12-07 03:06 AM |
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islamophobia...? |
tchunter |
Jun-11-07 06:59 PM |
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Bookaphobia! |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:16 PM |
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Has there been some directive to keep prisoners stupid? |
Elspeth |
Jun-11-07 07:39 PM |
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That's what it seems like. It needs more investigation... |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:50 PM |
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Was it a privatized prison? |
Elspeth |
Jun-11-07 08:05 PM |
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And the bible was included? |
rocknation |
Jun-11-07 07:50 PM |
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Apparently they are jerking Christian books too. |
Joanne98 |
Jun-11-07 07:51 PM |
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I am an academic librarian, and right now am working on an article on access restriction for the |
nealmhughes |
Jun-11-07 09:02 PM |
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I bet it's part of the whole new punitive approach to prisoners |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-11-07 09:06 PM |
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Aren't books with maps also restricted? |
marshall |
Jun-12-07 09:07 AM |
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I don't know Marshall, but I would think it might be smart from a security standpoint so to do. |
nealmhughes |
Jun-12-07 12:39 PM |
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Very sad and disheartening. n/t |
Coventina |
Jun-12-07 09:22 AM |
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