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Where did I claim to be an expert? I'm referring to the actions taken by the experts who oversee the prison system mentioned in the article.
by jdjdjrj 5y ago
Where did I claim to be an expert? I'm referring to the actions taken by the experts who oversee the prison system mentioned in the article.
- ohyeshedid 5y agoUnqualified people fail upward, qualified people make mistakes, and some people are just crooked. I wonder if the same folks banning books in prisons are the same folks that sell access licenses for trash pseudo-documentary tv shows in prison? You know the ones, they usually show you inmates using or trading dope or they'll show off some weapons. This is considered entertainment television programming. I wouldn't be making appeals to others expertise without some skepticism, friend.
- jdjdjrj 5y agoThey didn't ban books. They banned books from random sources. Established retailers and other approved sources are not banned and there is a process for becoming approved. If you study corrections at all this is a very common policy and I'm surprised they did not have this already.
- ohyeshedid 5y ago> If you study corrections at all Hey friend, some people learn about corrections the hard way, so it's not assumptions and appeals to authority, it's a lived experience. The approval processes of any vendors come with product restrictions, which function as bans.
- jdjdjrj 5y agoSupreme court has upheld that some things can be banned if they are in the interest of maintaining the security of a detention facility. Inmates shouldn't be receiving books on how to make bombs for instance.
- ohyeshedid 5y agoMore than books on how to make bombs have been banned.[0] [0] https://www.bookstoprisoners.net/banned-book-lists/ https://www.bookstoprisoners.net/banned-book-lists/
- jdjdjrj 5y agoAnd? My one example is not an exhaustive list, summary, or assessment. This still does not equate to a ban on books as you have represented.