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Ironically, while tablets are touted as a tool for rehabilitation and education, they can also serve as instruments of censorship. Unlike physical books, which can be challenged and potentially sent through the mail, digital content on a tablet is entirely controlled by the vendor and the prison. Apps can be removed at will. In one instance reported by the San Quentin News, the "GTL Learn" app, which provided access to professional-level textbooks from OpenStax, was suddenly removed from tablets at Valley State Prison. This demonstrates the precarious nature of digital access: content can vanish without notice or recourse. Unlike physical books, which can be challenged and