Charlie Brown Christmas: The Banning Of Books

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The pop-up book version of “Charlie Brown Christmas” is banned in Texas prisons. In some prisons, they have been banning books from libraries so that prisoners can’t get any ideas about escaping. This is supposed to keep the public safe. Prisoners should be given their natural right to read. In many instances, prisoners use books to help them get through their term. By letting prisoners read, it can help to make them smarter, keep violence in prisons down and make their terms easier. If they read they may learn something from the books and when they get out it may help them to get a job and stay out of trouble. The New York Times clearly shows how the prisons are doing a terrible job at helping prisoners to stay out of prison. Successful prisons

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