What Arizona's new book ban tells us about the state's criminal justice system

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Arizona banned a book about incarceration. What does that tell us about the state's mindset on criminal justice?

This July 23, 2014, file photo shows a state prison in Florence, Ariz. A book that discusses the impact of the criminal justice system on black men is being kept out of the hands of Arizona prison inmates.

Arizona officials are under fire from prisoners' rights activists after their decision to ban a book about problems in the criminal justice decision from prisons in the state., NPR reports, because it contains"unauthorized content." The Arizona Department of Corrections confirmed the ban to the book's publisher, the New Press, saying the book might be"detrimental to the safe, secure and orderly operation" of Arizona prisons.

"To prohibit prisoners from reading a book about race and the criminal legal system is not only misguided and harmful, but also violates the right to free speech under the First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution and the analogous right under Article 2, Section 6 of the Arizona Constitution," the ACLU wrote.department will review the bookSykes told NPR that the ACLU is prepared to sue the corrections department if the ban on"Chokehold" isn't lifted.

"It is unconstitutional to ban a book just because the government doesn't like its policy proposals," Sykes said."This is a classic First Amendment violation."

 

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Decades Native Americans and thier ancestors Hispanics (mexico) illegal migrating into Arizona State. Falsely with cruel intentions imprisoned Afro-American men. They're civil rights movement imposter infiltrate. Evil Bigotry

What’s next, book burnings? 😂 you know it is.

“Banning” anything is political cowardice.

Israel has Palestine. Saudi Arabia has Yemen. Red States want Blue States.

Big government Republicans hiding the truth.

Amazon banned books on the you-know-who’s. What does that say?

What people do behind closed doors in their own home is their business unless it brings death or devastation to others inside or outside of it. MyMindMyDecision

Is that a rhetorical question?

BolsonaroNossoPresidente

Ummmm...they are smarter than CA will ever be. Gavin Newsom just lets them go.

It’s bad

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