The Couth Buzzard is one of our partner independent book stores where you can purchase books for us! Recently they hosted BTP volunteers and guests for a community night and showcase! How did you begin working with Books to Prisoners? Our history with Books to Prisoners goes back over a decade! I asked our previous owner, Theo, and he couldn't dredge up the exact origins, but I know the partnership was originally spearheaded by Sarah, a past employee to whom we owe a great de

“When the prison gates slam behind an inmate, he does not lose his human quality; his mind does not become closed to ideas; his intellect does not cease to feed on a free and open interchange of opinions; his yearning for self-respect does not end; nor is his quest for self-realization concluded. If anything, the needs for identity and self-respect are more compelling in the dehumanizing prison environment.” - Thurgood Marshall, Procunier v Martinez, 416 US 428 (1974). The Pr

This May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, providing a reminder to all of us to reflect on the troubling links between the prison system and the treatment of those with mental health conditions in our society.

April marks both National Deaf History Month and National American Sign Language (ASL) Day, which was celebrated on the 15th of this month. At Books to Prisoners, this month serves as a reminder of the unique challenges and injustices that deaf people face within the prison system.