Latest News – Page 9 – Prisoners Literature Project

October 25, 2019

Why and how censorship thrives in American prisons

Great article on the censorship of books sent to prisoners – something the PLP also struggles with fairly regularly.

September 23, 2019

A PLP thank-you letter to savor

We always very much appreciate thank-you letters from U.S. prisoners, and this simple but pure thank-you card we received at PLP today is a wonderful example.

August 11, 2019

PLP library – rearranged.

Thanks to a number of PLP co-ordinators, we rearranged the Prisoners Literature Project library at our HQ (Grassroots House in Berkeley) the other weekend.

June 30, 2019

A letter from a PLP client!

We wanted to highlight this wonderful letter from a (now former) prisoner who used our Prisoners Literature Project service to get books.

June 9, 2019

Check out this PLP profile!

In case you missed it: this wonderful profile of the work we do at the Prisoners Literature Project was posted on the Oakland North website last month.

May 9, 2019

Ohio latest state to ban B2P books!

More issues with U.S. states banning book donations to prisoners – this time in Ohio.

April 22, 2019

Meet PLP at the Bay Area Book Fest (or volunteer!)

Prisoners Literature Project will have a space once again at the Bay Area Book Fest in downtown Berkeley on May 4th and 5th.

April 20, 2019

WA officials reverse ‘used book ban’ for PLP, other orgs

Good news – the ban on used books being sent to prisoners in Washington State has largely been resolved.

April 7, 2019

Fighting Washington’s ‘used books to prisoners’ ban!

Unfortunately, another state has decided to interfere in the efforts of countless books to prisoners organizations, as Washington State decided to ban used books being sent to inmates.

February 15, 2019

New: monthly Fridays for ‘veteran’ volunteers

Due to popular demand, the Prisoners Literature Project is adding Friday evening sessions for ‘veteran’ volunteers only!

Sending books to people behind bars for over 45 years

Bookshelves at the Prisoners Literature Project

Prisoners Literature Project is an inclusive, all-volunteer, grassroots nonprofit whose purpose is to encourage reading, the pursuit of knowledge, and self-determination among incarcerated people. By sending free reading materials to those behind bars, PLP aims to foster learning and critical thinking and help prepare people to lead successful lives after incarceration. We believe that all people have a right to read.

Please consider donating to PLP or volunteering your time (if you live in the Bay Area, CA!) to help us answer letters from prisoners who write us from all over the United States.