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The (British) government's ban on sending books to prisoners in England and Wales is unlawful, the High Court has declared.
Under the current rules prisoners are prevented from receiving parcels unless they have "exceptional circumstances", such as a medical condition.
Mr Justice Collins said he could see "no good reason" to restrict access to books for prisoners.
The Prison Service said it was a surprising judgement, and would look at how it would deal with with the ruling.
Incentives scheme
The legal challenge was brought by Barbara Gordon-Jones, a life sentence prisoner at Send Jail in Surrey.
The book ban was introduced in November last year in England and Wales, as part of a scheme which limits what prisoners can receive in parcels.
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Full story at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30344867
The ban was introduced last year because apparently books are commonly used as a method of smuggling drugs into prisons.