CBC CanadaMar 11
Cuts to prison libraries at federal institutions violates human rights: advocates
The Correctional Service of Canada is finalizing plans to cut all prison librarian positions at federal institutions, in a move that advocates say violates human rights and will actively harm efforts to rehabilitate prisoners.
#News #Canada #BritishColumbia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prison-librarians-eliminated-correctional-service-canada-9.7123335?cmp=rss
Lisa SchiffDec 6, 2024
Just learned that there is a Friends of the San Quentin Prison Library and made a donation! Check out their wonderful work! https://www.friendsofthesanquentinprisonlibrary.com/ #abolition #libraries #prisonlibraries
Library | Friends of the San Quentin Prison Library | California

Supporting the needs of prison libraries to better serve their patrons. Public libraries have Friends groups that help support their financial needs, why don't prison libraries?

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infoDOCKETSep 18, 2024
New From the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA): "Endorsement of the Prison #Libraries Network’s Position Statement on The Prisoners’ Right to #Read" & More News Headlines https://www.infodocket.com/2024/09/18/there-are-more-than-120-ai-bills-in-congress-right-now-clarivate-launches-generative-ai-powered-primo-research-assistant-more-headlines/ #prisonlibraries
There Are More Than 120 AI Bills in Congress Right Now; Clarivate Launches Generative AI-Powered Primo Research Assistant; & More Headlines

AI Nature Index 2024: Artificial Intelligence (Seven Articles + Ten Data Tables) “The Data Says Otherwise” – Towards Automated Fact-checking and Communication of Data Claims (preprint via arXiv) The Dawn of the AI Era: Teens, Parents, and the Adoption of Generative AI at Home and School (via Common Sense Media) There Are More Than 120 […]

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Global News CanadaMay 30, 2024
‘Live and exist’: Prison libraries are important for inmates, advocates say
On Wednesday, Winnipeg's prison libraries committee was busy unboxing, sorting and packing hundreds of books donated by the community.
#globalnews #Canada #Education #PrisonLibraries #PrisonLibraryCommittee
https://globalnews.ca/news/10531673/winnipeg-prison-libraries-committee/
‘Live and exist’: Prison libraries are important for inmates, advocates say

On Wednesday, Winnipeg's prison libraries committee was busy unboxing, sorting and packing hundreds of books donated by the community.

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Global NewsMay 30, 2024
‘Live and exist’: Prison libraries are important for inmates, advocates say
On Wednesday, Winnipeg's prison libraries committee was busy unboxing, sorting and packing hundreds of books donated by the community.
#globalnews #Canada #Education #PrisonLibraries #PrisonLibraryCommittee
https://globalnews.ca/news/10531673/winnipeg-prison-libraries-committee/
‘Live and exist’: Prison libraries are important for inmates, advocates say

On Wednesday, Winnipeg's prison libraries committee was busy unboxing, sorting and packing hundreds of books donated by the community.

Global News
Global News WinnipegMay 30, 2024
‘Live and exist’: Prison libraries are important for inmates, advocates say
On Wednesday, Winnipeg's prison libraries committee was busy unboxing, sorting and packing hundreds of books donated by the community.
#globalnews #Canada #Education #PrisonLibraries #PrisonLibraryCommittee
https://globalnews.ca/news/10531673/winnipeg-prison-libraries-committee/
‘Live and exist’: Prison libraries are important for inmates, advocates say

On Wednesday, Winnipeg's prison libraries committee was busy unboxing, sorting and packing hundreds of books donated by the community.

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SocialBibEnssibDec 22, 2023

Can't stop thinking about this: Is the banning of fantastical literature in prisons just carceral paranoia—or it is indicative of a larger cultural attitude that simultaneously denigrates and fears imagination?
#PrisonLibraries #BookBan

https://lithub.com/censoring-imagination-why-prisons-ban-fantasy-and-science-fiction

Censoring Imagination: Why Prisons Ban Fantasy and Science Fiction

In 2009 I was working with the prison book program in Asheville, North Carolina when I got a request for shapeshifting. I was shocked and thought it was funny, until I came to realize esoteric inte…

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SocialBibEnssibDec 12, 2023

We've published a few resources on #PrisonLibraries these last few days. Too French, Didn't Read? You might prefer the #IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners, complete with working tools and a bibliography, showcasing what's being done around the world.

https://www.ifla.org/library-service-to-people-in-prisons/

Library Services to People in Prisons

The Working Group on Prison Libraries was established in 2019, mainly to update the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners. The fourth edition was published in February ...

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infoDOCKETOct 25, 2023
New Report From PEN America: U.S. Prisons Ban Staggering Numbers of #Books https://www.infodocket.com/2023/10/25/new-pen-america-report-u-s-prisons-ban-staggering-numbers-of-books/ #prisonlibraries
New PEN America Report: U.S. Prisons Ban Staggering Numbers of Books

From PEN America: Prisons censor staggering numbers of books and other reading materials, not just for their content but for a stunning range of capricious reasons including the size of a book or the color of mailed wrapping paper, according to a new report by PEN America. Reading Between the Bars: An In-Depth Look at […]

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infoDOCKETOct 5, 2023
Funding: #Illinois Kickstarts Funding to State Prison #Libraries with $420K in Grants https://www.infodocket.com/2023/10/05/illinois-kickstarts-funding-to-state-prison-libraries-with-420k-in-grants/ #prisonlibraries
Illinois Kickstarts Funding to State Prison Libraries with $420K in Grants

From the Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced his office is awarding $420,000 in grants to state prison libraries, marking the first time that reading centers for inmates have received significant public dollars in years. That comes out to $15,000 for books, magazines, newspapers and supplies inside libraries at each […]

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