A celebrated Palestinian author who was freed last month after more than 32 years in Israeli prisons has said the use of torture increased dramatically during his last two years of captivity... Read more »
The Evin House of Detention, in Tehran, is among the world’s most infamous prisons. It was built by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to hold around three hundred political... Read more »
America’s unseen book bans: the long history of censorship in prisons May 09 2024 Tens of thousands of books are banned in US prisons, in an often arbitrary process that limits education... Read more »
Iran’s prison system is a foundational institution of Iranian political modernity. The Incarcerated Modern traces the transformation of Iran from a decentralized empire with few imprisoned persons at the turn of the... Read more »
“Books keep our minds free”: US prisons ban reading materials at alarming pace Nov 08 2023 Reading bans are rising at an alarming rate in prisons across the U.S. according to new... Read more »