The new rule banning used and hardcover books threatens the ability of incarcerated individuals to access educational materials.

From our magazine by Hope Corrigan: The Inside Books Project, a nonprofit operated by volunteers, sends about 40,000 free books to prisoners each year. But their vital work is endangered by a new rule banning used and hardcover #books. https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-crackdown-reading-access-profile/ #bookstodon #prison #HumanRights

Top story: Every year, Inside Books Project sends around 40,000 free #books to incarcerated men and women in correctional facilities around the state. But that vital work is threatened by a new rule in the #prison system ... https://www.texasobserver.org/prison-crackdown-reading-access-profile/ #Texas #HumanRights #law #news #nonprofit