Prisoners Literature Project – Page 14 – An all-volunteer grassroots group that sends over a thousand free book packages to incarcerated people across the United States every month.

August 5, 2017

Progress on special requests, graphic novels, drawing books!

We use your kindly donated money for postage for the 1000+ book packages we send to prisoners monthly. But the PLP has also been making strides in buying (discounted!) requested books.

July 22, 2017

Prisoners Literature Project at San Francisco Zine Fest this September!

The Prisoners Literature Project will have a table – selling remnant books & giving out bookmarks – at the San Francisco Zine Fest on September 3rd!

June 21, 2017

Volunteers wanted for summer bookpacking sessions!

Since it’s a bit slower with college volunteers over the summer, always looking for help on our Sunday (and Wednesday!) volunteer sessions!

June 9, 2017

Thanks for your PLP support at the Bay Area Book Fest!

Thanks to everyone who supported the Prisoners Literature Project at the Bay Area Book Festival. During the event, we:

May 30, 2017

Prisoners Literature Project hits up the Bay Area Book Festival!

Come by and see the PLP this coming weekend (June 3rd & 4th) in our booth at the Bay Area Book Festival in downtown Berkeley!

May 13, 2017

PLP at the 2017 Oakland Book Festival

Come by and see us at the Oakland Book Festival on Sunday, May 21!

March 6, 2017

PLP adds Instagram feed with latest pics, volunteers!

The Prisoners Literature Project has now added an Instagram feed which features the latest images from the organization.

February 3, 2017

PLP’s thanks to our ‘special session’ groups!

Some of you may know that the Prisoners Literature Project often runs ‘special sessions’ for specific external groups.

January 14, 2017

Thanks to your help, new dictionaries are (almost) here!

We’re delighted to announce we’ve procured hundreds of new English dictionaries for prisoners!

January 2, 2017

PLP’s letters from prisoners – Pt. 2.

As we move into 2017, here’s a fresh set of thank-you letters from prisoners.

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.