United States. Libraries in federal prisons are controlled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice. State prison libraries are controlled...

many prison libraries being shut down. Meanwhile, many nations that have historically lacked prison libraries are starting to develop them. Prison libraries...

also created a religious library in the prison, with the purpose of teaching correct moral principles. In 1844, the New York Prison Association was inaugurated...

13°11′07″E / 52.52111°N 13.18528°E / 52.52111; 13.18528 Spandau Prison was a former military prison located in the Spandau borough of West Berlin (present-day...

access information and library services. Some organizations, such as the Anarchist Black Cross, seek the total abolishment of the prison system without any...

The Stanford prison experiment (SPE) was a psychological experiment performed during August 1971. It was a two-week simulation of a prison environment...

HM Prison Birmingham is a Category B men's prison in the Winson Green area of Birmingham, England, operated by HM Prison and Probation Service. HM Prison...

through prison service employed nursing staff, with a GP and on call service provided by the healthcare staff provider (Medacs). The prison library was the...

formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco...

world. Inmate library services are provided by the main Prison Library and four outcamp libraries. The prison is part of the Inter-Library Loan Program...

south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage...

The penal system of Japan (including prisons) is part of the criminal justice system of Japan. It is intended to resocialize, reform, rehabilitate and...

dim 5-by-7-foot cell, Dutton read a book of plays he'd found in the prison library. He was transfixed, transported and ultimately transformed. Widener...

operated by His Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HM Prison Low Newton, a closed women's prison. The prison has been nicknamed "Monster...

California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Corcoran, in Kings County, California. It is also known as Corcoran...

set, Hollywood elite and prison inmates alike". The book has been reported to be much requested in American prison libraries. Rapper 50 Cent stated that...

the prison administration and assists with tax returns and loans. He is transferred to the prison library, in which he launders money for the prison administration...

84639°E / 21.02528; 105.84639 Hỏa Lò Prison (Vietnamese: [hwâː lɔ̀], Nhà tù Hỏa Lò; French: Prison Hỏa Lò) was a prison in Hanoi originally used by the French...

During his 17-year term at Alcatraz, Stroud was allowed access to the prison library and began studying law. Occasionally, he was permitted to play chess...

Hanna on tape and regularly sends them to her in prison. She borrows the same books from the prison library, teaching herself to read and write using Michael's...

Four correctional officers, two sheriff's deputies, a prison library employee, and a prison counselor all testified that Ng was a model prisoner. Four...

through D-block – the warden's office, visitation room, the library, and the barber shop. The prison cells typically measured 9 feet (2.7 m) by 5 ft (1.5 m)...

officers towards Jazani, he was allowed to spend most of his time in the prison library studying and painting. In this period, Jazani, with the assistance of...

Prison rape or jail rape is sexual assault of people while they are incarcerated. The phrase is commonly used to describe rape of inmates by other inmates...

Nurdağı and İslahiye to meet the needs of the region. The prison building was converted into a library after restoration works financed by Adnan Bali, CEO of...

The Ministry of Public Security Qincheng Prison (Chinese: 公安部秦城监狱) is a maximum-security prison located in Qincheng Village, Xingshou, Changping District...

fight in February 1973. In prison, he declined to receive mental health treatment or evaluation. He worked in the prison library and was described by the...

Newgate Prison was a prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey, just inside the City of London, England, originally at the site of Newgate...

a cushy job in the prison library. Wee-Bey is continuously harassed by a guard named Dwight Tilghman, who is involved in the prison drug trade, spurring...

Folsom State Prison Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in Folsom, California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast...