WASHINGTON — A Virginia inmate studying for his GED asked for a dictionary, explaining that "there's a lot of words I just don't know." A criminal serving his 18th year wanted Christian fiction and ...

A recently updated inmate book policy implemented by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) has been met with pushback and a potential lawsuit.

A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Update: On Jan. 27, Rand Champion said the policy will no longer go into effect in February. There is an Administrative Rule that needs to be updated before it is implemented. He did ...

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An organization that provides books to inmates in the Arizona prison system is seeking to overturn new rules restricting who can send books to specific inmates. The Arizona ...

This article, written by Rafael Ciscati, was originally published on the Brasil de Direitos website on July 3, 2025. An edited version is republished on Global Voices under a partnership agreement. It ...

A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the ...