Liberation Lit

We’re a group of readers in Kansas City working to build a world without cages. Sending books of all kinds to incarcerated individuals in Missouri and Kansas.

[NYC Books Through Bars @BtBsNYC]

A call to action for Books Through Bars this month.
Normally we would be writing to you the first of the month to announce a new selection of books to purchase on behalf of our group. But as we enter into Banned Books Week, this October we want to highlight the kinds of

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

This morning this message was sent to residents of @MoCorrections facilities to inform them of the new book policy that took effect yesterday.

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

We received the following message from a resident of a @MoCorrections facility regarding the new book policy. This policy is harmful and problematic while not addressing the root source of most drugs and contraband in their facilities.

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

Updated info! Please send an email
TODAY before DOC staff heads home
for the weekend! One click email template can be found here: https://t.co/9KTOs6S55s

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

📣 Corrected info 📣
We’ve been informed that the Missouri Department of Corrections is working on “revising” this policy to not allow residents to order books & only allow digital books through Securus Technologies. Please continue to call & email.
https://t.co/qdnNOT48Jk

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

!!!

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

📣 Corrected info 📣
We’ve been informed that the Missouri Department of Corrections is working on “revising” this policy to not allow residents to order books & only allow digital books through Securus Technologies. Please continue to call & email.
https://t.co/qdnNOT48Jk

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

You have officially prohibited family and friends from purchasing books to be sent to loved ones. This is a ban, by definition of the word.

[Missouri Department of Corrections @MoCorrections]

@liberationlit Books have not been banned. People in MO state prisons can access 220,000+ books in prison libraries & 10,000+ books on their tablets AND can order/purchase books & other publications. The only change is to the ordering process.
https://t.co/iLKpTD6wn8

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

It’s the start of a new week and a lovely day to contact @MoCorrections to tell them to rescind this harmful book policy!

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

❗️CALL TO ACTION ❗️

Call and email Director of Corrections Anne Precythe and tell her to cancel the harmful new Missouri prison book policy.

Call [phone]
Email [email protected]

https://t.co/LgIU3347pB

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

The Missouri Dept of Corrections has announced a new book policy that bans books and infringes on educational opportunities. The new policy is scheduled to take effect on 9/25.

CALL AND EMAIL THROUGH 9/24

Toolkit: https://t.co/LgIU3347pB

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

❗️CALL TO ACTION ❗️

Call and email Director of Corrections Anne Precythe and tell her to cancel the harmful new Missouri prison book policy.

Call [phone]
Email [email protected]

https://t.co/LgIU3347pB

[Amy Malinowski @AmyEAtty]

“I am not only denied physical freedom, but now I’m denied freedom of education, freedom of religion and freedom of information. This ban leaves #MO prisoners with only the right to remain silent — a right I refuse to exercise.”

Read more at: https://t.co/wfYPhLdhO0

[Missouri Justice Coalition (MoJustice) @MoJusticeOrg]

Listen to the Founder of MoJustice speak on @stlpublicradio abt the impending #BookBan targeted incarcerated community in MoDOC
https://t.co/wAuFTdXY55
On Spotify:
https://t.co/kRnTM3uBhd

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

A person incarcerated shared some eye opening information pertaining to the cost of canteen products versus the amount of pay available to people incarcerated in the Missouri DOC. Please take the time to read more....
https://t.co/8xhhwTvDOU

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

Resharing this post from our blog:
🚨Unlivable Wages”
By a resident of a Missouri prison

https://t.co/jPbOeHr6kp

[JusticeForMauriceDavisSr @JusticeForReece]

The substance abuse in Missouri Prisons is the outcome of unaddressed mental health conditions. For the system, addressing mental health is not profitable. But selling drugs in prisons is profitable for those within the ranks of the Dept. who control the distribution.

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

This week, we spoke with NPR’s @hereandnow about Missouri’s prison book ban. Listen to the short interview here! https://t.co/NVOyM9Jnny

[Missouri Prison Reform @moprisonreform]

At least 90 people have died while in @MoCorrections custody so far this year according to their own records obtained by Missouri Prison Reform.

[JusticeForMauriceDavisSr @JusticeForReece]

Maurice is an avid reader and researcher of legal issues. Banning loved ones from being able to purchase books to be mailed in by vendor will greatly affect him. He was able to become a paralegal with books that were mailed in by a vendor. This book ban will harm so many ppl

[Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty @MADPMO]

We join with advocates across the state to call out the egregious & deflective actions of MoDOC & to amplify the violations of constitutional rights that banning books actually is. Join us in calling out the Missouri prisons book ban.

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

As one Missouri prison resident shared: “They are trying to lay the blame on the residents’ families so they can take something else away from us; it’s the employees bringing stuff in. It’s bothersome that I can’t get any sort of gift from my wife at all anymore.

[Liberation Lit @liberationlit]

⬇️from the press release⬇️
“Books are a lifeline for many incarcerated people. Books ordered and purchased by family and friends provide the only opportunity to send a gift to a loved one for holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions.