Tor donates hundreds of genre fiction titles to PLP
Many, many thanks to Tor Books for donating hundreds of titles to us!
Local high school club does book drive for PLP!
Albany High School’s chapter of Amnesty International, advocates for global human rights through campaigns, letter-writing, protests, and more!
Prisoners Literature Project: thanks for your support during 2022!
As we round out the year at the Prisoners Literature Project, we wanted to thank you all for keeping up on us, volunteering, or financially supporting us during the year with donations. It’s not too late to make tax deductible-donations to our programs before year-end! But this newsletter is mainly sent to celebrate a year in which we: – Sent out over 10,000 book packages […]
PLP panel at the One City One Book festival
PLP partnered with the San Francisco Public Library, as part of its One City One Book festival to share about our work. Check out this thoughtful and informative video. People in the audience asked great questions!
A new video and matching donations!
A new video about what we do and you can now double your donating impact!
PLP x San Francisco Public Library – virtual event!
The Prisoners Literature Project is excited to partner with the San Francisco Public Library, as part of its One City One Book festival, to share about our work sending books to incarcerated people across the country. Join us virtually on December 1st at 7pm to hear from PLP volunteers about restrictions our criminal legal system places on reading and what […]
Banned Books Week 2022 – #BeatThePrisonBookBan
Banned Books week (Sept. 18-24) is upon us once again. Books to prisoners groups such as PLP contend with the reality of book banning and restrictions every day in the course of our efforts to get reading material into the hands of eager incarcerated people.
PLP Thank You Letters — Summer 2022
Wow! This is a particularly great batch of letters we’ve received recently. It is our good fortune to have such appreciative book recipients and readers.
What goes on during a volunteer session?
Find out more about volunteer sessions in our new space!
Updated list: Bay Area book stores support PLP!
The Prisoners Literature Project is excited to continue its initiative working with local bookstores in the Bay Area, highlighting books that can be bought for prisoners directly at high-quality independent book stores.
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 people prepare to lead successful lives after incarceration. We believe that all people have a right to read.
