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Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.

As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.

Life Inside • 11.03.2023

Many Prisons Restrict Books to Stop Drug Smuggling. Critics Say It Doesn’t Work.

Battling an overdose crisis, more prisons are blocking books based on the sender or packaging. Free speech advocates call it a de facto book ban.

News • 10.18.2023

Glimpses of Prison Life, Through TikTok and TV

We see how glimpses of life behind bars go viral online, and talk with Piper Kerman about creating “Orange is the New Black.”

Inside Story • 03.09.2023

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