Ohio latest state to ban B2P books!
More issues with U.S. states banning book donations to prisoners – this time in Ohio:
OHIO BECOMES LATEST STATE TO ATTEMPT TO STOP BOOK DONATIONS TO INCARCERATED: https://bookriot.com/2019/05/09/ohio-prison-book-ban/
” Last month, we reported on Washington’s Department of Justice’s new policy that banned used book donations from nonprofits from entering into the prison system. This month, it’s been uncovered that officials in Ohio have been working toward banning books donated to prisoners with their own policy changes.”
Please read & contact officials to tell them this is a terrible idea!
Prisoners Literature Project is an inclusive, all-volunteer, grassroots nonprofit whose purpose is to encourage reading, the pursuit of knowledge, and self-determination among incarcerated people. By sending free reading materials to those behind bars, PLP aims to foster learning and critical thinking and help people prepare to lead successful lives after incarceration. We believe that all people have a right to read.
