Other Organizations
Prison Book Programs
Current as of February 2024
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Appalachian Prison Book Project (KY, MD, OH, TN, VA, WV)
P.O. Box 601, Morgantown, WV 26507
appalachianpbp@gmail.com
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Asheville Prison Book Program (serving NC, SC)
Mail: c/o Downtown Books and News 67 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville, NC 28801
ashevilleprisonbooks@gmail.com
Athens Books to Prisoners serves OH only
P.O. Box 45, Rutland, OH 45775
athensbooks2prisoners@gmail.com
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Big House Books (serving MS)
PO box 55586 Jackson, MS 39296
bighousebooksms@gmail.com
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Books Behind Bars serves NJ
PO Box 2611, Wildwood NJ 08260
Books Beyond Bars (serves NY only)
Mail: 120 Wall St., Floor 29, NYC NY 10005
booksbeyondbarsny@gmail.com
Books Through Bars (PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA)
Mail: 4722 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143
info@booksthroughbars.org
Books Through Bars NYC serving NY is the priority; everywhere else EXCEPT AL, FL, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, and OH
Mail: c/o Bluestockings Bookstore 116 Suffolk Street, New York, NY. 10002
info@booksthroughbarsnyc.org
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Books To Prisoners (Seattle) serves all states
92 Pike St., Box 'A', Seattle WA 98101
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Only accepts requests from BtP Seattle
Books to Prisoners Spokane
Only accepts requests from BtP Seattle
bookstoprisonersspokane@gmail.com
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Books to Prisons serves AL, TX
PO Box 130699, Birmingham AL 35213
BTP Vancouver serves Canada only
P.O. Box 78005, 1755 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5N 5W1
bookstoprisoners.bc@gmail.com, books@prisonjustice.ca/
Chicago Books to Women in Prison serving women's state prisons in AZ, AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, KY, MS, TN, VT, WA; all women in Federal prisons, and trans women being housed in men's prisons everywhere.
Mail: c/o RFUMC, 4511 N. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60640
chicagobwp@gmail.com
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D.C. Books To Prisons (none to: CT, FL, IL, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, or WI)
P.O. Box 34190, Washington D.C., 20043
btopdc@gmail.com
Great Falls Books Through Bars priority is TX, CA; serves everywhere else EXCEPT AZ, CT, ID, IN, LA, MA, ME, MS, PA, WI, jails
PO Box 391, Greenfield, MA 01302
gfbooksthroughbars@riseup.net
Inside Books Project serves TX only; no county jails
PO Box 301029, Austin TX 78703
insidebooksproject@gmail.com
LGBT Books to Prisoners (serving LGBT except in TX)
Mail: c/o Social Justice Center Incubator, 1202 Williamson St, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703
lgbtbookstoprisoners@gmail.com
Liberation Library (serving IL youth)
Mail: In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
liberationlibraryil@gmail.com
Lopez Island Books to Prisoners (WA and AK)
PO Box 327, Lopez Island, WA 98261
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Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners serves AR, AL, LA
Mail: 3157 Gentilly Blvd #141, New Orleans, LA 70122
books2prisoners@gmail.com
Midwest Books to Prisoners priority to Midwestern states
Mail: Quimby’s Bookstore, 1321 North Milwaukee Ave. PMB #460, Chicago, IL 60622
midwestb2p@gmail.com
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Midwest Pages to Prisoners serves AR, IA, IN, KS, ND, OK, SD
PO Box 1324, Bloomington IN 47402
Missouri Prison Books serves all Midwestern states
Requests: C/O Subterranean Books, 6271 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130
Office: 438 N. Skinker, St. Louis MO 63130
moprisonbooks@gmail.com
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North Carolina Women's Prison Book Project serves women in NC
Box 1524, Durham NC 27702
Open Books Collective (serves FL only)
Mail: 1040 N. Guillemard St., Pensacola, FL 32501
openbookspcola@riseup.net
Open Door Books aka Books To Prisoners Montreal serves mostly Canada
Mail: c/o QPIRG Concordia, 1455 de Maisonneuve O, Montreal, H3G 1M8, Canada
bookstoprisoners@gmail.com
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Pages for Individuals in Prison serves CA only
Requests through the Prison Library Project only
Instagram: pip.hrb.ucsb
Pittsburgh Prison Book Project (only PA)
Mail: P.O. Box 71357, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
pghprisonbookproject@gmail.com
Portland Books To Prisoners
Affiliate of BTP (Seattle)
P.O. Box 11222, Portland OR 97211
pdxbookstoprisoners@riseup.net
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Prison Book Program serves all states EXCEPT CA, MI, TX, where they serve Federal prisons only.
Mail: c/o Lucy Parsons Book Store, 1306 Hancock Street, Suite 100, Quincy, MA 02169
Prison Books Collective Publishing and Distribution serves AL, men in NC, Feds in AL, KY, MD, NC, TN, VA, and WV; zines to anywhere
P.O. Box 625, Carrboro, NC 27510
prisonbooks@gmail.com
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Prison Books Project serves NY
PO Box 132, Beacon NY 12508
Prison Library Project serves all states
Mail: 915 West Foothill Blvd #128, Claremont, CA 91711
plp@claremontforum.org
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Prisoner Correspondence Project serves Queer & trans people in US/Canada
Mail: c/o QPIRG Concordia, 1455 de Maisonneuve O, Montreal, H3G 1M8, Canada
info@prisonercorrespondenceproject.com
Prisoners Literature Project (does not serve TX)
Mail: Bound Together Books, 1369 Haight St, S.F., CA 94117
Prisonlit@gmail.com
Providence Books Through Bars serves all states EXCEPT AL, AR, FL, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, WA, or WI.
Mail: c/o Paper Nautilus Books, 19 S. Angell St., Providence RI 02906
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Read Between the Bars (AZ only)
P.O. Box 44014, Tucson, AZ, 85733-4014
readbetweenthebars@gmail.com
Redbird Books To Prisoners (prioritizes OH)
c/o Red Bird Books P.O. Box 10599, Columbus OH 43201
redbirdbookstoprisoners@gmail.com
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Rogue Liberation Library serves CA, NV, OR, TX state prisons and Fed prisons nationwide
PO Box 524, Ashland, OR 97520
rogueliberationlibary@gmail.com
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Tranzmission Prison Book Project (prioritizes LGBTQ)
PO Box 1874, Asheville, NC 28802
tranzmissionprisonproject@gmail.com
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UC Davis Books to Prisons serves CA, FL, NY, OR, PA, TX
CSI Box #157, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616
davisbookstoprisons@protonmail.com
Urbana Champaign Books To Prisoners (IL only)
Box 515, Urbana, IL 61803
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Virginia Tech Prison Book Project serves VA
Only accepts requests from the Appalachian Prison Book Project
bbritt@vt.edu
Wisconsin Books To Prisoners (only WI)
1202 Williamson St, Suite 1, Madison, WI 53703
wisconsinbookstoprisoners@gmail.com
Women’s Prison Book Project serves cis and trans women
3751 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
womensprisonbookproject@gmail.com
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X Books serves GA only
PO Box 93351, Atlanta GA 30377
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Legal Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street 18th Floor, New York, New York 10004-2400
Prison issues and legal and legislative updates. A possible resource for legal assistance contact the ACLU chapter in your state.
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Prison Legal News: An independent 36-page monthly publication that provides a cutting edge review and analysis of prisoner rights, court rulings, and news about prison issues.
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Prison Activist Resource Center
PO Box 339, Berkeley, CA 94701 | (510) 893-4648 | parc@prisonactivist.org
An excellent source for progressive and radical information on prisons and the criminal prosecution system. The project includes resources for educators and activists, and up-to-date news and analysis on issues such as the prison crisis, women prisoners, and control units. The Women’s Prison Book Project out of Minneapolis can also be contacted through this website.
Other Organizations
Justice Arts Coalition: The Justice Arts Coalition (JAC) unites teaching artists, arts advocates, incarcerated artists and their loved ones in an effort to build and support a common agenda and provide a unique voice in public dialogue around the intersection of the arts and justice.
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University Beyond Bars: University Beyond Bars empowers prisoners to fulfill their potential through communities of higher learning that transcend prison walls.
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Free Bird Publishers: We provide inmate services, prisoner publications, education for inmates, prisoner services, and other products for the incarcerated. We also offer self-publishing services to inmates and their loved ones.
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American Prison Writing Archive: The mission of the APWA is to override preexisting notions of prisons and incarcerated people, with first-person accounts by those who live and work in the criminal justice system.
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Left Bank Books Collective
92 Pike Street, Box A, Seattle, WA 98101 | (206) 622-0195
A dedicated supporter of Books to Prisoners. They are also Seattle’s best bookstore and a radical collective of great folks.