Other Books to Prisoners Programs
Many other groups do the same thing we do – send books to prisoners. Although we are not affiliated with any of these, we wholeheartedly support their work. If you have books to donate and live near one, they would appreciate your support. If you would like to send books to a prisoner in one of the states we don’t support (California, Texas, Illinois, Nevada, Michigan and Maryland), one of these may be able to.
To the best of our knowledge, the information below is up to date as of August 2016.
Asheville Prison Books Program Program located in: NC
Serves: NC, SC
Athens Books to Prisoners Program located in OH:
Serves OH.
Appalachian Prison Book Project Program located in: WV
Serves: KY, MD, OH, TN, VA, WV
Big House Books Program located in: MS
Serves: Mississippi only
Book ‘Em Program located in: PA
Serves: PA only
Books for Prisoners Program located in: CA
Serves: All US states except MA
Books Through Bars, Philadelphia Program located in: PA
Serves: PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA, and WV
Books to Prisoners – Seattle Program located in: WA
Serves: All US states except CA and MA
Chicago Books to Women in Prison Program located in: IL
Serves: AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, KY, MS, MO, and OH
DC Books to Prisons Project Program located in: DC
Serves: All US States except New England, IL, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, WA, WI.
Inside Books Program located in: TX
Serves: TX only
Ithaca College Books Thru Bars Program located in NY:
Serves: NY
LGBT Books to Prisoners Program located in: Madison, WI
Serves: LGBTQ prisoners in all states except TX
Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners Program located in: LA
Serves: AL, AR, LA, MS. Women and LA prisoners are prioritized.
Louisville Books to Prisoners Program located in: KY
Serves: KY state and federal facilities
Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project Program located in: IN
Serves: AR, IN, IA, KS, KY, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, TN, and WI
NYC Books Through Bars Program located in: NY
Serves: All US states except AL, FL, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, OH, and PA with a priority on NY.
Olympia Books to Prisoners Program located in: WA
Serves: Contact organization.
Open Books Prison Book Project Program located in: FL
Serves: FL only
Portland Books to Prisoners Program located in: OR
Serves: All US states except MA
Prison Book Program – Quincy Program located in: MA
Serves: All US states except CA, IL, MI, MD, NV, and TX
Prison Books Collective Program located in: NC
Serves: AL and NC
Prison Library Project Program located in: CA
Serves: All US states except MA
Prisoners Literature Project Program located in: CA
Serves: All US states except OR, MA and TX
Providence Books Through Bars Program located in: RI
Serves: All US states
Read Between The Bars Program located in: AZ
Serves: AZ only
Reading Reduces Recidivism: Program located in IL,
Serves prison libraries in IL, does not send books to prisoners directly
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners Project Program located in: IL
Serves: IL
Unitarian Universalist Ann Arbor Prison Books Program located in: MI
Serves: Select MI institutions only
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Program located in: WI
Serves: WI only
Women’s Prison Book Project Program located in: MN
Serves: All US states except CT, FL, IL, IN, MA, MI, MS, OH, OR, and PA
Canadian Programs
Books Beyond Bars – Halifax, NS
Serves: Women’s section of the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside
Great Britain
