A coalition of organizations and individuals working in the freedom to read space published a five-year report on the state of book censorship across the country earlier this fall. It invited literary advocates to share their experiences in fighting back against censorship.

Groups working on prison censorship shared their insights, too. While prison book bans don’t get the same spotlight that public school and library bans do, prison censorship continues to grow and evolve, with these institutions finding new and challenging ways to further curtail the First Amendment rights of those on the inside.

So what’s happening in prison censorship during this era of increasing book bans?

An increased push to move away from print materials to digital ones, via prison-issued tablets, has severely limited the types of materials available to justice-impacted individuals.

Ongoing scanning of materials in mailrooms, where there is no transparency about whether or not books are making their way into the hands of those…