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Reading is a Human Right
Another slogan on a board? Your support makes it real. In 2023, we anticipate over 14,000 requests from people in prisons and jails...
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We’re still open – and we’re all volunteers again, for now!
With apologies for the radio silence, we are alive! As 2021 progressed and we slowly rolled back our COVID restrictions, keeping the blog...
Sep 22, 20211 min read
Accessing Information While Incarcerated, featuring Michelle Dillon
Episode 3 of the Restricted Reading Podcast Series on Kouvenda Media "Michelle Dillon, volunteer and board member for Books to Prisoners...
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"Iowa State Prisons Ban Family Members, Third Parties From Sending Books To Inmates"
Iowa Public Radio cites Books to Prisoners and other advocates of incarcerated people's right to read, as well as friends and family...
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Books to Prisoners & COVID-19
It’s time for the inevitable – a post detailing our response to the COVID-19 pandemic! At this point, organizational announcements about...
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Books to Prisoners receives the 2020 Prowda Literary Champion Award
Seattle Arts and Lectures (SAL) chose Books to Prisoners to receive the 2020 Prowda Literary Champion Award. From their site, "The Prowda...
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We’re Moving! (Again…)
As many of you know, last winter we moved from our old location at University Christian Church to our new home with Crown Hill United...
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