The primary work of the Prison Book Program is sending books to prisoners. Prisoners simply have to send us a letter and we will send them books. We work to fill requests promptly, but we sometimes receive such a large quantity of requests that orders can be delayed up to 3 or 4 months.

Prison Book Program can rarely match requests for specific titles so it is best that people request a subject rather than specific books. Our selection is limited to what has been donated but we try to make a wide variety of books available, and we will do our best to find something that fits the interests of the prisoner.

We do not send books to the following cities and states:

• California
• Graterford, Pennsylvania
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Nevada
• Texas

To Request Books for a Prisoner

Please send requests to the following address. Be sure to include the prisoner's complete mailing address including the ID number. Because our selection of books is limited to what is donated, please specify several subjects that might be interesting to the person rather than a specific title.

Prison Book Program
c/o Lucy Parsons Bookstore
1306 Hancock Street, Suite 100
Quincy, MA 02169