There is s legitimate safety concern. That is certain parts of books can be turned into weapons.
But the real issue is one of control. Treating prisoners as subhuman is a management practice.
But the real issue is one of control. Treating prisoners as subhuman is a management practice.
Slight correction: Treating prisoners as subhuman is a societal practice. (At least, in the societal context that this discussion and the article are about.)
Shit, half the modern doorstop fantasy genre is out on that concern alone.