Prison Book Program @prisonbookprog
Sending free books to people in prison for since 1972. Books change lives. linktr.ee/prisonbookprog… Quincy, MA Joined January 2009-
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Last week, we were lucky to celebrate #IndependentBookstoreDay alongside EIGHT amazing indie partners. Missing the festivities? You can still support these stores by ordering off of any of our indie wish lists! Purchases made by tomorrow 5/5 will be MATCHED by a generous donor!
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day! PBP is so proud to have EIGHT amazing indie partners in the greater Boston area. Be sure to swing by these fantastic stores today to celebrate with them, and check out the link in our bio to browse all eight wish lists! #IndieBookstoreDay
At Prison Book Program, we send free books to people in prison. But sometimes, they send us something back: their hearts, their stories, their gratitude. #LettersBehindTheWall #PrisonBookProgram #BooksMatter #DignityThroughBooks #VoicesFromInside #IncarceratedVoices
A letter from Jerry, about all the different ways a book can bring joy behind bars.
Tonight at Bentley University in Waltham, The Visiting Room Project will be hosting a screening and presentation on Gendered Pathways to Prison. Stop by the LaCava Center, Room 335 at 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452. Free entrance.
Friend of PBP Calvin Arey will be speaking on a panel on fighting for the rights of incarcerated people at Emerson Prison Initiative's Conference on College in Prison 2025 tonight at 6pm! emerson.edu/epi/events
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Thanks, as always, to Gay for Good for all your excellent help!
Here's to another successful year of sending free books to incarcerated readers!
This is the haul (so far) from #DragonsteelNexus, @BrandSanderson annual convention. So thankful for the generosity and kind wishes from Brandon’s legions of fans! Thanks to them, readers behind bars will get to enjoy a fantasy-filled holiday!
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