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By STEPHEN CASTLE JULY 1, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nDenis MacShane, who spent three weeks in Belmarsh prison, had limited access to books there. Credit Carl Court\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images
\nLONDON \u2014 Jailed for making false expense claims, Denis MacShane, a former British lawmaker, suffered another blow when he arrived last December at Belmarsh prison, a grim penitentiary in southeast London, and staff members confiscated the bag of books he had brought.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t take in that,\u201d the prison officer said, Mr. MacShane recalled. When Mr. MacShane questioned the decision, the officer replied, \u201cDon\u2019t ask me; ask Chris Grayling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Grayling is Britain\u2019s secretary of state for justice, and last November, his department tightened the rules on privileges granted to inmates. One of the changes was to restrict the flow of books into prisons, with a ban on packages of books brought or sent by friends and relatives. Mr. MacShane\u2019s case suggests that some guards have interpreted the policy as a broader ban, though the Ministry of Justice says books should be confiscated only on admission for logistical reasons or if the books are considered inappropriate.<\/p>\n

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