The Belly Of The Beast documentary, “An exposé of human rights abuses in women’s prisons, highlighting modern-day eugenics & reproductive injustice”, has announced a holiday book drive in association with the Prisoners Literature Project.
The Prisoners Literature Project would like to thank two different organizations who made kind donations to the PLP, so that we could use them on postage for ‘books to prisoners’ mail.
Great news – this awesome ‘save the USPS’ T-shirt from IWantMyHoneyTV is available for a limited time only.
We haven’t been publicizing our Amazon wishlist for ‘special requests’ too much.. until now!
A quick update: sadly, Prisoners Literature Project still can’t host regular volunteer sessions, and may not be able to for some time.
A couple of co-ordinators are going in individually, & Gina kindly passed along this wonderful thank-you letter from a prisoner.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Prisoner Literature Project is suspending Wednesday and Sunday volunteer sessions until further notice.
This great mini-documentary on Lisa Frank, who runs the boutique Adobe Books to Prisoners service out of San Francisco, specifically cites PLP as her original inspiration.
A new NPR article is delving into why books are banned in U.S. prisons, with some interesting quotes from prison officials and activists.
This article from Curbed SF mentions Prisoners Literature Project as a good place to donate your unwanted books!
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.
