MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin woman is speaking out after a state prison warden repeatedly refused to allow a book she purchased as a gift to reach an inmate, despite the book being shipped from an authorized vendor and later testing negative for illegal substances.

Penny Boylan has corresponded with Antwan Robinson, an inmate at Stanley Correctional Center in Chippewa County, for more than 10 years through her church's prison ministry. She recently sent him "America Let Me In," a book by Felipe Torres Medina that tells stories about immigrating to America through satire.

"I started corresponding with Antwan through our church's prison ministry more than 10 years ago now," Boylan said. "We found we both like books —a lot."

However, the book never reached Robinson. In letters obtained by TMJ4

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