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US Federal prisons abruptly cancel policy that made it harder, costlier for inmates to get books

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    cfabbro
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    Now they just need to address the predatory phone call and commissary (among others) prices in US prisons. But it's a step in the right direction, at least. And speaking of books... would anyone...

    Now they just need to address the predatory phone call and commissary (among others) prices in US prisons. But it's a step in the right direction, at least.

    And speaking of books... would anyone else be interested in a ~books being added soon? /r/books is really hit or miss in terms of quality discussions (esp when it comes to "PHYSICAL > EBOOKS!!!!" circlejerking) but when it's a hit, it's a hit and super valuable. I have found a ton of fantastic books and series through the recommendation and discussion threads there.

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        Yeah that's probably a fair assessment. ~books would be nice but we may not yet have the userbase to keep it active yet, especially since it's a bit of a niche discussion subject to begin with.

        Yeah that's probably a fair assessment. ~books would be nice but we may not yet have the userbase to keep it active yet, especially since it's a bit of a niche discussion subject to begin with.