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Thompson: Censoring reading materials in prisons could lead to more, not less rebellion

January 15, 2018

Current and planned policies intended to increase prison safety by banning certain kinds of reading materials could backfire, says Heather Ann Thompson.“Censorship was a main reason prisoners in Attica were so upset,” she says.

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