Information and the Incarcerated
Information Access, Censorship, and Services within Prison Libraries
Abstract
Incarcerated individuals in the United States of America continue to be one of the most underserved communities, despite policies set in place by the American Library Association. Incarcerated people are often denied information access or face challenges to meet their information needs. The incarcerated also face arbitrary censorship in various forms as a way to limit their information access. Within this literature review, the difficulties and absurd policies that incarcerated individuals face will be discussed as well as the American Library Association’s policies for carceral facilities, and direct and indirect library services that are available.
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