A new federal bill in Congress is aimed at improving prison libraries across the nation, while also helping prepare incarcerated people for their eventual release. The Prison Libraries Act, introduced ...
The American Library Association (ALA) welcomes the introduction of the Prison Libraries Act, bicameral legislation aimed at expanding access to library services and educational opportunities for ...
“There’s been very little information available about prison libraries, just in general,” says Charissa Brammer, director of Library Research Service with the Colorado State Library, housed within the ...
Brotha Knowledge read constantly while in the Arkansas state prisons. Over his nearly three decades behind bars, he read nearly 3,000 books and built a personal library, stacking them in his cell ...
Friends of Libraries in Ghana (FOLIG),a non-governmental organization,dedicated to promoting literacy, improving access to educational resources, and strengthening library services in underserved ...