A look at the Utah State Prison’s banned-books list

Prison spokeswoman Maria Peterson said those details were lost in the shuffle when a new executive director started shortly after the ban was instituted; other leaders also retired and were replaced about the same time.

“All of the people who were here, are no longer,” she said.

The ban was categorized as a security measure, accompanied by a brief explanation. Prison officials feared the books, Jensen said, could show inmates “how to control people, how to get people to do exactly what you want them to do.”

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