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Prison agency: Throwing away books was mistake

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Prison agency: Throwing away books was mistake By CHRISTOPHER WILLS - Associated Press Writer Belleville News- Monday, Mar. 15, 2010 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Corrections Department said Monday it made a mistake by throwing away three trash bins' worth of books - most in unopened boxes from the publisher - that had been donated to state prisons. The books ranged from mystery and self-help titles to religion and history, and were tossed in the trash containers outside the department's Springfield headquarters last week. Department spokeswoman Sharyn Elman said some of the books had suffered water damage and had to be discarded, but the rest should have been given to charity. She said the department contacted multiple charities and could find no takers but still should have kept the books instead of throwing them away...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 16, 2010 (boomark / email).