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Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, But Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf

Incarcerated people are baffled by the state’s book screening process.

Cleveland • 06.20.2023

The Books Banned in Your State’s Prisons

We asked all state systems for book policies and ban lists, then created a database for you.

Graphics • 02.23.2023

Why Would Prisons Ban My Book? Absurdities Rule the System

Censorship kept me from finishing a college essay behind bars. Now, prisons might keep readers from my memoir.

Feature • 12.21.2022

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