Books to Prisoners Programs
PBP is one of many “Books to Prisoners” groups in the US, Canada and England. If you live near one of these, they would appreciate your books and your support!
Some may be able to serve prisoners in states we do not serve. The info on states served can change frequently. Please verify their service area before requesting books.
United States
Alabama
Arizona
Read Between The Bars, Tucson, AZ
Serves: Federal facilities in AZ only
California
Books for Prisoners at UCSD, San Diego, CA
Serves: All US states EXCEPT MA
Pages and Time, Los Angeles, CA
Serves: Libraries at Wasco/Delano State Prisons and Chino Women’s Prison
Prison Library Project, Claremont, CA
Serves: All US states EXCEPT MA
Prisoners Literature Project, San Francisco, CA
Serves: All US states EXCEPT TX
UC Davis Books to Prisoners, Sacramento, CA
Serves: contact organization
Colorado
Pages for Prisons, Boulder, CO
Serves: Colorado prison libraries only
Connecticut
Connecticut Prison Book Connection, Rocky Hill, CT
Serves all states
District of Columbia
DC Books to Prisons Project, Washington, DC
Serves: federal prisoners in Arizona. DC residents in federal prisons. All other states EXCEPT CT, FL, IL, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, or WI.
Florida
Open Books Prison Book Project, Pensacola, FL
Serves: FL only
Georgia
X Books, Atlanta, GA
Serves: GA only
Illinois
Chicago Books to Women in Prison, Chicago, IL
Serves: AZ, AL, AR, CA, CT, FL, HI, IL, IN, KY, MN, MS, TX, WV, WA, and trans women being housed in men’s prisons everywhere
Liberation Library, HQ in Chicago. Serves youth in all Illinois youth prisons and select Illinois youth jails.
Supplies books directly to prison librarians in Illinois
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners Project, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Serves: Illinois only
Indiana
Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, Bloomington, IN
Serves: AR, IA, IN, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, and SD
Kentucky
Louisville Books to Prisoners, Louisville, KY
Serves: KY and VA
Louisiana
Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners, New Orleans, LA
Serves: AL, AR, LA. Women and LA prisoners are prioritized.
Massachusetts
Great Falls Books Through Bars, Greenfield, MA
Service area unknown
Prison Book Program, Quincy, MA
Serves: All US states FEDERAL ONLY FOR CA, IL, MI, and TX
Michigan
Unitarian Universalist Ann Arbor Prison Books, Ann Arbor, MI
Serves: Select MI institutions only
Minnesota
Women’s Prison Book Project, Minneapolis, MN
Serves: All US states EXCEPT IL, IN, MI, KY, CA, FL, AZ, MS, OH
Mississippi
Big House Books, Jackson, MS
Serves: Mississippi only
Missouri
Liberation Lit, Kansas City, MO
Serves: Unknown
Missouri Prison Books Program, St. Louis, MO
Serves: MO
Nebraska
New Jersey
Books Behind Bars, Wildwood, NJ
Serves: NJ only
New York
Buffalo Books Though Bars, Buffalo, NY
Serves: NY and TX
Books Beyond Bars, New York, NY
Serves: NY only
Ithaca College Books Thru Bars, Ithaca, NY
Serves: NY
NYC Books Through Bars, New York, NY
Serves: All US states EXCEPT AL, FL, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, OH, and PA with a priority on NY.
North Carolina
Asheville Prison Books Program, Asheville, NC
Serves: NC, SC
NC Women’s Prison Book Project, Durham, NC
Serves: women in NC
Prison Books Collective Publishing and Distribution, Durham, NC
Serves: Books to NC and AL, zines to all states
Tranzmission Prison Project, Asheville, NC
Serves: LGBTQ prisoners nationwide
Ohio
Athens Books to Prisoners, Athens, OH
Serves OH.
Redbird Books to Prisoners, Columbus, OH
Service area unknown
Oklahoma
OK Prison Books Collective, Tulsa, OK
Oregon
Portland Books to Prisoners, Portland, OR
Serves: All US states EXCEPT MA
Rogue Liberation Library, Ashland, OR
Serves: OR, CA, ID, NV, TX
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Prison Book Project (formerly Book ‘Em), Pittsburgh, PA
Serves: PA only
Books Through Bars, Philadelphia, PA
Serves: PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA
Rhode Island
Providence Books Through Bars, Providence, RI
Serves: All US states EXCEPT AL, AR, FL, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MS, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, WA, WI
South Carolina
Saxapahaw Prison Books, Orangeburg, SC
Serves: GA, SC
Tennessee
Tennessee Prison Books Project, Nashville, TN
Serves: TN only
Texas
Inside Books, Austin, TX
Serves: TX only
Virginia
Books Behind Bars, Charlottesville, VA
Serves: VA only
Washington
Books to Prisoners, Seattle, WA
Serves: All US states
Books to Prisoners Spokane, Spokane, WA
Serves: Contact organization.
Lopez Books, Lopez Island, WA
Serves: WA and AK
Olympia Books to Prisoners, Olympia, WA
Serves: Contact organization.
West Virginia
Appalachian Prison Book Project, Morgantown, WV
Serves: KY, MD, OH, TN, VA, WV
Wisconsin
LGBT Books to Prisoners, Madison, WI
Serves: LGBTQ prisoners in all states EXCEPT TX
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners, Madison, WI
Serves: WI only
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Is /St Croix Prison Library Project, Christiansted, VI
Serves: St Croix only
CANADA
British Columbia
Books 2 Prisoners, Vancouver, BC
Nova Scotia
Books Beyond Bars, Halifax, NS
Serves: Women’s section of the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside
Ontario
Books 2 Prisoners Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Quebec
Open Door Books, Montreal, PQ
GREAT BRITAIN
England
