The 80-year-old woman has maintained correspondence with nearly 30 individuals affected by incarceration since the 1990s.

Prison officials say racial books disrupt social order and contribute to an unsafe prison environment. But Bryan points out: "In California prisons you can read 'Mein Kampf' by Hitler, but you can ...

there is still a core group who packages books to send to the prisoners on Sunday evenings. "It is heartbreaking that most of my prison friends are between 60 and 80 years old, have been 'down' 30 ...