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Essays

Prison Book Program occasionally will issue an essay topic which accompanies the books we distribute. We invite you to read some notable responses:

Books Are Worth Their Weight in Gold

Books are Doorways

Through reading, I found myself

Books Have the Power to Change Lives

Books are Necessary for Education

To Get a Piece of Mail is Very Uplifting

Inmate looks forward to library days and starting new books

Literature has been my great escape… Is it yours too?

The Dictionary: A Significant Asset In Prison

While you were on the outside, you never set foot in a library!

Using The Dictionary For Help In College Correspondence Classes

600,000 words

How to Be Tough Without Breaking the Law

An Avid bibliophile loves Clancy, Grisham, and Koontz

The importance of education in the prison system

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Quincy, MA 02169

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We are currently closed to most volunteering. We are still filling book requests. Limited volunteer opportunities are available. All volunteers must sign up in advance. We will monitor and follow all government guidelines. Contact volunteer@prisonbookprogram.org for more details or to learn how to sign up.

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 Financial donations are the single factor that limits the number of people we can serve.  Just $3 is the average cost of mailing a package of carefully selected books from our library!

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Donations can be mailed to:

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

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Prison Book Program relies on the support of people like you.

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