Requests for workout books are common. We love it when someone asks us to choose a “surprise” book for them.
Requests for dictionaries and thesauri are a constant. Thanks to our donors we are able to buy these new and make them available.
Coloring books are frequently sought after. We try to keep a variety in stock. It can be a challenge as growing number of prisons disallow anything that is potentially “tattoo like”.
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.
