Looking to learn more about the prison system and people in prison? Recent recommendations from the folks at PBP:
Exhibit: Sentences: Prison Writing Through the Ages
Podcasts: Suave, Bear Brook (season 2), Violation
Watch: The Visiting Room, John Oliver on solitary confinement
Read: The Mercy Workers, San Quentin Could Be The Future…, The Whole Pie 2023
Online: Cool new Massachusetts jail/prison data tool
Hours:
Tuesdays 6:30-9:00 pm
Wednesdays 1:30-4:00 pm
Thursdays 6:30-9:00 pm
Saturdays 1:00-4:00 pm
Volunteers
must sign up in advance
either just before you come or weeks in advance.
Book Drop Offs
Books can be dropped off during volunteer hours. You do not need to sign up in advance, but check the sign up page to make sure we are open.
The average cost of mailing a package of carefully selected books from our library is $5. Every gift helps fulfill our mission of supporting people in prison.
Prison Book Program
c/o Lucy Parsons Bookstore
1306 Hancock Street
Suite 100
Quincy, MA 02169
All donations to PBP are fully tax deductible. Our EIN is 20-3235673.
Prison Book Program relies on the support of people like you.
Just $3 covers the average cost of mailing a package of carefully selected books from our library of donated books!
