What possible benefit from denying prisoners reading materials? I realize it's not a right, but it seems needlessly cruel.
BREAKING: New Jersey prisons have now banned "The New Jim Crow."
This is a gross overreach of their power.
@ACLUNJ is challenging the ban as not only unconstitutional, but a violation of prison policy.https://theintercept.com/2018/01/08/new-jim-crow-ban-prisons-nj-new-jersey-aclu/ …
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Did you read the article?
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You should.
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I think the real point is doing what is right. Rules are man made, so as easy as they were conjured up, they can be broken.
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Guess if someone wanted to read that they should have thought about that before they ended up in prison. Oops.
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Let them read God’s book. The Bible is a wonderful read.
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It’s a good book however not everyone is a Christian.
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Means?
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that means they should have access to all kinds of books, not just the bible
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I’ve got other tweets you can like too. I’m not a single issue guy.
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1/ NY severely limiting books in new pilot progam:
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4911A limits incarcerated people to books & magazines purchased @ a premium from a handful of favored businesses. Only the following: 5 romance novels, 14 bibles/religious texts, 24 drawing/coloring books, 21 puzzle books, 11 guitar/chess/how-to books, 1 dictionary & 1 thesaurus.
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3/ Any small step forward that has been accomplished in
#cjreform in NYS, will go 5 steps BACKWARDS with the implementation of this draconian & HORRIFIC plan. -@BtBsNYC Follow the $$ to see who gains with this new plan. http://booksthroughbarsnyc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Statement-against-4911A.pdf … … - 1 more reply
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