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With Massive Book Banning in Prisons, PEN America Presents “Return to Sender: Prison as Censorship,” a NYC Exhibition Sept. 14-Oct. 28

Press ReleaseSeptember 5, 2023

Moira Marquis, an advocate in PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing program, said: “More books are banned in prisons than anywhere else in the country and censorship is rising… More

PEN America Opposes New York State Proposal Limiting Incarcerated Writers Ability to Publish

Press ReleaseJune 6, 2023

Moira Marquis, senior manager of PEN America’s Freewrite Project, said: “Directive 4406 would essentially freeze PEN America’s ability to publish incarcerated New Yorker’s work, alongside that of similar organizations.… More

Book Bans Are a Fact of Life for Incarcerated People. They Shouldn’t Be. We Can All Fight Back

analysisMarch 14, 2023

Tell the New York City Board to Corrections Not to Restrict Book Deliveries to Prisoners By Moira Marquis In Texas, Kwaneta* is denied a copy of Good Housekeeping magazine because mailroom… More

Plan to Digitize Mail at NYC’s Rikers Island Prison Would Affect Books, Too

analysisFebruary 14, 2023

By Moira Marquis Being poor and unable to afford bail in New York can be a death sentence. The vast majority of people who died on Rikers Island prison in… More

New Guidance: E-Readers in Prisons Must Expand Access to Reading, Not Supplant Books Altogether

Press ReleaseFebruary 8, 2022

New guidance on e-readers use in prisons seeks to expand reading, not supplant books altogether. More

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