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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
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 ...
RAS AL KHAIMAH, 20th April, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ras Al Khaimah Prison Programme has been recognised in a case study published by UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning, positioning the programme as a ...
Story Highlights • Pamela Withrow, the first woman to lead a men’s prison in Michigan, will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday at the ...