David Cameron backs prisoners' reading restrictions

The prime minister has refused request to meet campaigners against ban on inmates receiving books from outside

David Cameron has responded to a letter from major literary names including poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Salman Rushdie and Alan Bennett which called the recently introduced new policy to restrict prisoners' access to books "misguided" and "harmful", offering reassurance "that the government has not banned prisoners' access to books".

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