Triple your Donation!

Books To Prisoners is happy to announce that we have received a matching funds grant from a Seattle-based family foundation.  For every dollar that BTP receives before March 31, 2010, the foundation will match the donation at $2 for every $1 donated up to $25,000.  So your donation of $100 will mean $300 for BTP!

 All donations go directly to BTP operating costs including postage, wrapping paper, tape, and occasionally purchasing dictionaries or other books. We are an all-volunteer staff, so no money goes to salaries or staffing.

Make checks payable to Books To Prisoners.

Books to Prisoners
c/o Left Bank Books
Box A, 92 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101

People who donate over $100 receive a free BTP t-shirt! Include size and color information with order. 

If you do NOT want a receipt for your donation, you can donate using PayPal.

BTP received 12,195 letters from prisoners in 2009 - the most in the history of BTP. The increase from 2008 (over 2000 letters) was also the largest year-to-year increase ever.

Prison Facts

In 2004, over 2.1 million people were in jail or prison in the United States.

In 2004, 24 state prison systems were operating at or above their highest capacity. The federal system was 40 percent over capacity.

An estimated 1 of every 15 persons (6.6%) will serve time in a prison during their lifetime

32% of black males will enter State or Federal prison during their lifetime, compared to 17% of Hispanic males and 5.9% of white males

- Statistics from U.S. Dept. of Justice, http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/