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For prisoners, the library serves as a lifeline
A couple of weeks ago, Glennor Shirley, Maryland’s prison librarian, visited the Jessup Correctional Institution. In the eyes of many, and certainly in the red eyes of the state budget masters, prison libraries are not perceived as essential to the commonweal. Funds are more limited than ever, and the most recent budget snips ended evening hours in all prison libraries.
Honey… We need to talk…