#24: Books Behind Bars, Part 1

Update: 2019-05-06

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There are few places books can be put to better use than in prisons. So why is it so hard to get books into the hands of people in jail? In this episode, we look at how Washington state tried to radically restrict the flow of books into prisons.

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