Other "Books to Prisoners" Programs

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.

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