Open AccessHOW MY LIBRARY AFFECTS MY LIFE IN PRISON
Author(s) -
Mark Knudsen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
education libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2376-8711
pISSN - 0148-1061
DOI - 10.26443/el.v24i1.154
Subject(s) - nothing , prison , media studies , history , advertising , sociology , business , criminology , philosophy , epistemology
Have you ever had one of those days at work that made you want to escape to a far-off land or maybe a deserted island? Have you ever had the urge to take off and go, but never had the time or money? Do you sit at home on a rainy night, complaining because there is nothing interesting on TV and you are really bored? When was the last time you went to your local library? Do you know where it is or what it has to offer? As an inmate in the Wisconsin Correctional System and an avid, voracious reader, I use my library extensively. (...)