British prison book ban overturned
Controversial restrictions placed by the UK’s Ministry of Jusice on packages sent to prisoners, which effectively banned the receipt of books, have been lifted. The Guardian reports that the restriction, which was… Read more »
Oscar Wilde book, inscribed to his jailer, is up for auction
According to Alison Flood in The Guardian, a copy of The Importance of Being Earnest, inscribed by Oscar Wilde himself, is going up for auction. The backstory offers a poignant rebuke… Read more »
Italian prisoners could reduce their sentences by reading books
The Calabria region in southern Italy (the toe of the boot, if you would) has approved a measure to allow prison inmates to cut time off their sentences by reading… Read more »
Prison Reform Trust says book ban “motivated by political considerations”
Late last year, the British Ministry of Justice unveiled a series of striking new rules to the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) scheme, which regulates what privileges prisoners are allowed… Read more »
Lots o’ famous authors demand meeting with UK Justice head over book ban
The Guardian reports that Carol Ann Duffy, Britain’s poet laureate, and authors Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, and Mark Haddon have requested a meeting with Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State… Read more »
Prison reading isn’t exactly vacation reading
Earlier this week, we reported that prisoners in the UK are no longer allowed to receive books in the mail (nor underwear, birthday cards, and so on). The policy doesn’t… Read more »