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Prison Book Program sends free books to individual prisoners in the United States, with the exception of the states of California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, and Texas.
Below is a list of the other books-to-prisoners programs of which we are aware. If you are looking for books to be sent to a state we do not serve, try contacting one of these programs.
Additionally, if you would like to donate books to Prison Book Program, but live too far away to drop them off, we encourage you to find another books-to-prisoners program near you. Be sure to check out the group's website for further information before dropping off your book donations.
Some programs have separate addresses for mail and volunteering. Be sure to check the program's website before sending mail, dropping off books, or showing up to volunteer.
To the best of our knowledge, the information below is up to date as of December 2012.
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Appalachian Prison Book Project
Program located in: WV
Serves: KY, MD, OH, TN, VA, WV
Book 'Em
Program located in: PA
Serves: PA only
Books Between the Bars
Program located in: TX
Serves: TX only
Books for Prisoners
Program located in: CA
Serves: All US states except MA
NYC Books Through Bars
Program located in: NY
Serves: All US states except AL, FL, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, OH, and PA with a priority on NY.
Books Through Bars, Philadelphia
Program located in: PA
Serves: PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA, and WV
Ithaca Books thru Bars (no website)
Program located in:
c/o Autumn Leaves Bookstore
115 The Commons, 2nd Floor
Ithaca, NY, 14850
United States
Serves: CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, and VT
Books to Prisoners - Seattle
Program located in: WA
Serves: All US states except CA and MA
Chicago Books to Women in Prison
Program located in: IL
Serves: AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, KY, MS, MO, and OH
DC Books to Prisons Project
Program located in: DC
Serves: All US States except New England, IL, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, WA, WI.
Inside Books
Program located in: TX
Serves: TX only
Internationalist Prison Book Collective
Program located in: NC
Serves: AL, MS, and some prisons in NC
Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners
Program located in: LA
Serves: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV. Women and LA prisoners are prioritized.
Maoist Internationalist Movement's Free Political Books to Prisoners
Program located in: IL
Serves: All US States except MA
Midwest Books to Prisoners (no website, possibly defunct)
Program located in: IL
Serves: IL, IN, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, and WI
Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project
Program located in: IN
Serves: AZ, AR, FL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, TN, and WI
Open Books Prison Book Project
Program located in: FL
Serves: FL only
Portland Books to Prisoners
Program located in: OR
Serves: All US states except MA
Prison Book Program - Asheville
Program located in: NC
Serves: GA, NC, SC, TN
Prison Book Program - Quincy
Program located in: MA
Serves: All US states except CA, IL, MI, MD, NV, and TX
Prison Book Project
Program located in: MA
Serves: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, TX, and VT
Prison Library Project
Program located in: CA
Serves: All US states except MA
Bellingham Books to Prisoners (affiliate of BTP Seattle)
Program located in: WA
Serves: All US States except CA and MA
Prisoners Literature Project
Program located in: CA
Serves: All US states except OR and MA
Providence Books Through Bars
Program located in: RI
Serves: All US states
Read Between The Bars
Program located in: AZ
Serves: AZ only
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners Project
Program located in: IL
Serves: IL
Unitarian Universalist Ann Arbor Prison Books
Program located in: MI
Serves: Select MI institutions only
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners
Program located in: WI
Serves: WI only
Women's Prison Book Project
Program located in: MN
Serves: All US states except CT, FL, IL, IN, MA, MI, MS, OH, OR, and PA