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davideads_tmpon Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, but Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf

Thank you for this!

davideads_tmpon Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, but Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf

Hi there, I'm the editor of the piece. Me or someone on my team would like to chat with you if you're willing to talk about your experience and could give us some leads in finding a couple of those folks.

Drop me a line: deads AT themarshallproject.org

We have a bit of a rolodex of formerly incarcerated software engineers. One person talked with my team and said he needed prison to get sober, but he needed access to tech books to have a future afterwards.

I think about that a lot when I see all the programming books banned in different state prisons -- it's not just Ohio.

davideads_tmpon Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, but Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf

Ohio prevented incarcerated people from receiving books about programming computers like Joshua Bloch's “Effective Java” because they “pose a threat to the rehabilitation of inmates” and prison security.