Once upon a time, cigarettes were the currency of choice when those behind bars needed to barter. But these days, America's prisoners are trading with ramen. So says Michael Gibson-Light, a doctoral ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (The Hill) – Tens of thousands of books have been banned or restricted in U.S. prisons, according to a new report by PEN America, ...

A University of Arizona student’s study has found that ramen noodles are on their way to replacing cigarettes as the preferred form of “currency” among prison inmates. Michael Gibson-Light, a doctoral ...

(The Hill) – Tens of thousands of books have been banned or restricted in U.S. prisons, according to a new report by PEN America, a free speech organization that has been tracking book bans in the ...

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