Books Behind Bars

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Books behind bars.

We have thousands of pen pals in prison to select from. Based in philadelphia pa books through bars is a volunteer run organization that distributes free books and educational materials to incarcerated people in pa nj ny md de va and wv. Prisoners send us a constant flow of thank you letters telling us how even one book has radically changed their life. Inmates personal profiles inmates legal profiles and inmate resumes.

This results in our books being read as many as 100 times before they disintegrate. Each year we send over 8 000 book packages. We welcome all who wish to learn and help. Each week we receive hundreds of letters from prisoners requesting books.

Contact us before donating in order to. We send a huge variety of titles. Books behind bars we have distributed over 61 000 books on mindfulness meditation and buddhism to prisoners through this project since 1989. View our calendar to get involved.

Inmates tell us that they totally relate to the stories in our books. Write a prisoner today. When we send books to prison. Many censorship challenges.

We don t just send one title. Books behind bars was started by kay allison of the quest institute in response to letters she was receiving at her quest book shopfrom inmates seeking books. Our needs are always changing and our storage space is limited. Purchase books for us and support us by supporting these wishlists and drives with our bookstore partners.

Nyc books through bars is an all volunteer run group that sends free donated books to incarcerated people across the nation. Kay started responding to the letters and sending out as many books as she could. It s one thing to have a book on a shelf at the library and another to teach it in class. Books behind bars from the collection.

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