We turn to books in order to better understand the complexity of the world. Unfortunately, since prisons  pacify their environments by imposing conformity, inmates are prohibited from reading the types of books that touch on class structures and social institutions. Books that might spur inmates to resistance, such as ones on feminism or racial justice, are disapproved. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Vagina Monologues, and Ulysses, make the list of books disapproved by correctional facilities. Prisoners are therefore prevented from understanding their unique position in the world. They are forced to dress and conduct themselves within the standards set by the prison, the details of their personal lives silenced and subdued as they become homogenized by the institutional routine. McCarthy Clifford, in the hope of changing the practices of the federal prison system, has collected over 600 disapproved publications—less than five percent of the total number. The books have been exhibited at Minnesota libraries and the Weisman Art Museum for the public to access.