The prison industrial complex has been the subject of much criticism in nonfiction works, but books are also used to support this system.
For true crime comic fans that are tired of serial killers, here are comics about everything from prisons to cults, and even horse theft.
These books about the broken US criminal justice system educate on why the system operates the way it does and what can be done to change it, including Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis.
For five days this February, Poem-a-Day shared the work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers in a series curated by poet Clint Smith.
Many organizations provide books to people in prison--we've rounded-up a few of their Amazon wish lists so you can donate books to people in prison.
A reader goes to prison and contemplates the nature of evil on and off the page.
Stories from women in prison about their experiences.
Some tips for what to do with books, both old and almost new, when you don't want them in your own collection anymore.