Censorship Survey Results

"I read manga, language books (Japanese currently), History, fantasy, sci-fiction, & tech magazines."
IL/Wicc

"All of my books have been "misplaced"! I have no book in this cell from having many. Most of the time I either order them or someone sends them to me."
NBCI

"I like pagan/wicca religious material and fantasy mainly, and is what ive got as well, I only receive books from books to prisoners, I have no one else."
Indiana/ IYC

"I love to read. News magazines, educational books, religous books, and history books. I have to buy them from Edward R. Hailton."
IN 46168

"I get books from family & friends Midwest books to prisoners. I read all genres pretty much."
Cook County Jail

"Animal kingdom, Planet eath and war history books. Only."
Cook County Jail

"I like to read a variety of materials, I am pretty broad in my interests and open minded. Majority of my books are nonfiction at the moment and my magazines are mostly National Geographic. I mostly receive books from MB2P and my family, very rarely from friends."
CCDOC/IL

"Non-fiction & fiction for books - autobiograohies, post-apocalyptic novels, murder mysteries, medical & courtroom thrillers. Magazines - People, US, Rving, Travel, Time, News week."
llinois, USP-Marion

"I like to read self-help books, educational, autobiographies, and black history. I dont have any magazines on hand but these are the books I have, The warmth of other suns, becoming by Michelle Obama, prison letters of Nelson Mandela, a promised land by Obama. I get books from a friedn but mainly books to prisoners."
Westville Correctional Facility

"James Patterson, Lee Child, John Grisham. I want to study odinism, health, and osatru"
IL, Jacksonville

"Tatoo's - Bibles - Law - G.E.D. helps. A couple fictions. Neil Gaiman is a fun read from the graveyard book to American gods."
IL, Hill corrctr

"See attached"
Pinckneyuine

"Books-to-prisoners projects is how I get books. I dont have nobody supporting me on this bid. Right now I'm reading a biography on the continent of Africa. I'm dying to get my hands on the autobiography of Malcom X by Alex Haley."
Ind, New Castle

"I read Non-Fiction, Christian, all educational Political Theory and Political Science, etc. I get books from books-to-prisoners projects."
USP Marion

"Case Law, Economics, Self-Help. Forbes, Men's Health, Crook County, Franchise Bible. Get books from friends and family. Sometimes get books from projects like Books to Prisoner."
Cook County Jail

"I get books from books to prisoner projects and books from Buddhist monasteries and I order books when funds allow it. I currently receive magazine subscriptions from Men's Health, Cincinnati magazine, and Autabuy."
Westville Correctional Facility

"I like to read all types of topics, love, action, suspense, mystery, fantasy, etc. but I love to read about money, currency, and business."
USP-Beaumont

"Theosophical, political science, yoga, spirituality, history, anatomy/physiology, science, art, trades, etc. Even classics and poetry as of late. I get books/mags any way possible - mostly books to prisoners, projects (Noname Book club; haymarket; reaching out (jewish); etc.) I have: Multiple Noam Chomsky books, People's History of U.S, the science of yoga, Isis unveiled, secret teaching of all ages."
IL Menard Doc

"Business books, computer books, STEM and logoistics, I get books from books to prisoners projects."
Dixon. C.C

"Westerns, Murder mysteries, spiritual and educational. Get them from book clubs, order from book places like "edward Hamilton", and also my family if I want a certain book they will order it for me."
Miami Corr Fac Indiana

"Native American history, legal issues, field & Stream, popular science."
USP-Coleman I

"Just finishing a series Brotherhood of War and I have several other magazine subscriptions - All of the above sources of material and I donate to others here and the library."
Elkton FCI

"Legal books, How to Write a Business Plan, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies, Plus N.A & A.a. Big books, Books To Prisoner projects, etc."
Westville Correctional Facility

"I will read anything as long as I'm pulled in the first few chapters. I read 3 books at a time. One Fiction, one Non-Fiction, and one Self Help or Religious. Anywhere I can I get books from others, order them, the library, free book places. Books have great value to me."
Pinckneyville Correctional Center

"I love to read history, scienec, and math books. I also enjoy books that teach how to write stories and/or screenplays. I have over 30 books and several magazines in my cell right now. Most of the books are history and science books. I just finished "The Better Half" by Sharon Moalem , MD, PhD, an outstanding work. It was truly fascinating. I have just started "White Fragility" by Rohin Diangelo. I mostly get my books from Edward R. Hamilton book seller company (aka bargain books)."
Menard CC IL

"Midwest Books To Prisoners has been my main source of getting books sent to me. But the books that I love to read are self awareness and help books. Magazines I like are people's mag - gives me info about fashions, celebs, foods, and just keeps me informed."
CCDOC

"My friend just sent me a package of 5 Ian Fleming "James Bond" books and an inmate has loaned my George Takei's "They Called Us Enemy" graphic novel, so those are on my locker. In my locker are several reference books and some classics (James Joyce, Dostoevsky). Once in a while I will get books from my friends or family, but most of my reading comes from books-to-prisoners projects."
Federal Satellite Low Elkton

"Family deceased, I'd like to have George Jackson "Blood In My Eye"."
Salinas Valley State Prison

"Books from books to prisoner programs. Magazines from home (Memphis, Tennessee Conservationist). Gordent Gun Magazine, people, some books from outside churches."
Federal Corr Inst. Perkin, IL

"I like reading this recovery Bible and Ancient Aliens and Consperisy and books by Evelyn White"
Pinckneyville Prison Facility

"I like Manga, Fantasy, etc. My box has Game of Thrones, Manga, and a few LGBTQ Books"
Big Muddy River CC IL

"I love bio, fiction, cook books, coloring books. I get most of my books from Books to Prisoner projects. Some from family on holidays."
North Dakota State Penitentiary

"Not sure yet, I just started to read Books-to-Prisoner projects."
Big Muddy River CC IL

"Christian Books - Family, Friends, Donations, Books to Prisoner programs, Buy."
Big Muddy River CC IL

"I'm a comic nerd, but also love anything educational. I get books from everywhere I can. My books come before commissary."
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, IN

"I dont any more, the mail room has been stealing them all (books). (But I now been getting my religious magazines after they stopped stealing the magazines and switched over to stealing books instead."
N/A

"Just study books. All electronics from different authors, but they are not in my locker. Legal dictionary/evidentiary papers from corrput agencies response. I get my books from family, prisoners project/some i bought myself."
N/A

"Psycology books, psychopathology, spiritual and books on counseling; therapy. Yes, I get books from prison project or book to prisoner."
Pinckneyville Corr. Ctr.

"I find a lot of them in the trash. Blows my mind. I'll read just about anything. My brain is so thirsty. The sentences that create us. Basquiat, perable of the sawer. Tropic of cancer. Alan Ginsberg, Burroughs, Art, Poetry."
Centralia corrections

"How to:, Plants, Birds, Bugs & spiders"
IDOC Vianna CC

"I like to read legal or nonfunctional information. Right now the only books that are my personal property."
Indiana/ISF

"Religous (Judaic) Mother Earth News, farming, self-improvemnet for depression/anxiety, James Rollins, Lee Childs coloring books."
IL, Marlor

"Scientific American, Torahs, Legal texts, Graphic Novels - Walking Dead."
I.S.P

"I like urban mags, art books, porn mags, comics, Buskrun cults, secret sucitines, Illuminct, spell books, how to books, books on conspiracies, travel books, books on ucc."
Clifford Clark

"The activists handbook, until we reckon, democracy in the age of jackson. I get books from books to prisoners project."
PA-Rockview

"The books that I own is biblical knowledge, science, governmental readings. I order books from Christian book company though I am not a Christian, but I can dicern whats truthful and what's not."
Dixon-Illinois

"All kinds of magazines, mostly informative. Time, Scientific American, Nat Geo, Wired, Vanity Fair, etc... lots of general fiction. I prefer "reality based" fiction. No fantasy or much sci-fi. Love John Grisham and Scott Torrow."
FCI Pekin

"I love art books. I'm abn artists, art and self help or learning new ways to educate yourself to have self employment"
WIDOC Taycheedah

"I love to read Manga, light novels, how to draw books and language books. I have a lot of manga I got some from my family."
WI Oshkosh

"I purchase my own materials when the cash is available. I sent my magazines to nursing homes after the institution no longer needs them, as State owned facilities of all types struggle with reading materials."
WI Stanley Correctional

"For fun I mostly read scifi, fantasy, and comics. I love comics so uch I have both the DC and Marvel encyclopedia, as well as plenty of comics and graphic novels. I rarely go out of my way to pick specific books. Those comic encyclopedias "Danger Girl" (Illustrated by one of my idols), "Morph Anatomy for Artists", "Comics Experience Guide to WRiting COmics", and a translation of the Chinese epic "Three Kingdoms" are chief among the few. 80% of my collection I've bought are things that were both cheap and interestiny. Since I live on a budget of about $600 per year, much of which is spent on hygiene and food staples like beans/rice. I generally won't pay more than $10 for a manga, $15 for a graphic novel, or roughly $1.50 per 100 pages of a novel.

Basically any important books I have my family order. Most recently I had a desire to learn how to paint portraits in watercolor, so I told my father that and he researched and ordered me a good guide. He also (of his own accord) subscribed me to "The Atlantic" magazine. It is nice to have some form of culture and intellectual thought in a place where most discussions have the depth of a puddle.

I also have a number of photo books. At least half are non-nude pin-up[ content, but given I'm an artist I have those for more than just a cheap thrill. Unlike most prison artists I've met, I don't copy works but I still need reference for [photorealistic illustrations (I do enjoy the irony of being a criminal who abhors copyright infringement).

I do utilize books-to-prisoner projects, not only because of my limited budge,t but because I've found value in having a stranger pick books for me. Sure, I get some duds, but I've also gotten amazing things I would never have picked for myself."
WIDOC Waupun

"I enjoy reading Law related books. I have civil books and prison legal news on my shelf. I get books from my loved ones - friends and family as well as helpful organization have sent me materials. Also great orgs such as MIMS and MIdwest Books to Prisoners tries to send me materials"
Indiana Pendleton

"I prefer to read classical literature and selfhelp/psychology books. Books oriented to guide individuals in our ever-changing culture are priceless. Aside from prison libraries, families and friends provide my reading material, including the Midwest Books to Prisoners project! (thank you)"

"History books, world almanacs, fiction (Preston Child, Jarves Rollins, Clive Cussler)"
FCI Butner

"Anything educational: medical, psychology, marine biology, art books, meditation and spiritual books."
USP Marion

"Charles Bukowsky, William S Burroughs, Tom Paine, Alan LIghtman, David Mitchell, Jogn Le Carre, William Kennedy, Israel Gross"
WI/JCI

"I like to read about politics, law, and govt. I've got the Labor Workers book yall just sent me as well as a Brian Kilmeade book (studying the enemy lol)"
FCI Petersburg

""Trans bodies, Trans selves", "The Trans Self Workbook", "Queer Trans Resilience Workbook", "Homosexuality in Islam", "Witchcraft", "Trans Liberation", "random House Dictionary", "she's Not There: Life in Two Genders", "Thoth: Architect of the Universe", "Madonna", "The Uranta Book", "Home Remedies", "Bhagavad Gita', "Holy Qur'an". I get my books from Books to Prisoner Projects and after I'm done with most I donate them to the library."
WIDOC

"Books by Cathy Glass, C.J. Box, John Sandford. Magazines: People, TV Guide, Puzzles, Horticulture"
NCCF