Prisoners Literature Project – Page 16 – An all-volunteer grassroots group that sends over a thousand free book packages to incarcerated people across the United States every month.

August 7, 2016

Thanks to Cengage & Storybundle for kind donations!

The Prisoners Literature Project would like to thank two companies for their donations to the PLP over the last few weeks.

July 8, 2016

New eBook bundle to benefit PLP as charity

[The latest Game Storybundle – a ‘pay what you want’ eBook bundle – will again be benefiting the Prisoners Literature Project.

June 16, 2016

Volunteer at the PLP this summer!

The PLP is running volunteer sessions every Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon in Berkeley to answer letters from prisoners and package books up for them. We’d love you to consider attending.

May 28, 2016

Prisoners Literature Project at the Bay Area Book Fest, June 4 & 5!

Come celebrate books with the Prisoners Literature Project at the Bay Area Book Festival!

May 24, 2016

Thanks to Grand Junction for its Community Grant!

The PLP would like to thank Grand Junction for its kind Community Fund donation, which will fund over 300 packages to be sent to needy U.S. prisoners.

May 17, 2016

PLP will be at the Oakland Book Festival – Sunday, May 22nd

The Prisoners Literature Project will have a table at the Oakland Book Festival this Sunday, May 22nd at Oakland City Hall.

May 8, 2016

Thanks to Pegasus Books for supporting the PLP!

The Prisoners Literature Project would like to thank Pegasus Books for making the PLP the beneficiary of its March and April gift card/credit drive!

April 15, 2016

PLP: No Sunday Apr. 17th volunteering, Grassroots House cleanup!

NOTE: there will be no Sunday (April 17th) volunteering session for the Prisoners Literature Project.

April 8, 2016

Subscribe to the new Prisoners Literature Project newsletter!

If you’d like to get occasional updates about the Prisoners Literature Project, we’ll be sending out a newsletter every 2 to 3 months to donors, volunteers and other interested parties.

April 2, 2016

PLP sees success at Spirit-Talk Conference in Oakland

The Prisoners Literature Project made a recent appearance at the Spirit-Talk Conference at the African American Museum and Library of Oakland (AAMLO), and it was a great success.

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.