List of Organizations that Provide GED Materials to Currently Incarcerated People
NOTE: Some facilities only accept brand new books by mail, sent directly from a bookstore or publisher. Because many of the organizations listed below send used books, you should double check your facility’s policy before requesting GED materials.
Appalachian Prison Book Project
P.O. Box 601
Morgantown, WV 26507
http://aprisonbookproject.wordpress.com
Serving: KY, MD, OH, TN, VA, WV
Arizona Read Between the Bars
c/o Daily Planet Publishing
P.O. Box 1589
Tucson, AZ, 85702-1589
http://www.readbetweenthebars.org/index.php
Serving: AZ
Asheville Prison Book Program
67 N Lexington Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
http://www.main.nc.us/prisonbooks
Serving: NC, SC and TN
Books for Prisoners San Diego
c/o Groundwork Books
0323 Student Center La Jolla, CA 92037
http://booksforprisonersucsd.wordpress.com
Serving: All U.S. states
Books 2 Prisoners
1631 Elysian Fields #117
New Orleans, LA 70117
Free books to prisoners in Southeast states.
Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19143
215-727-8170
Sends progressive political and educational materials for free to jails in the mid-Atlantic region (PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA, WV). Donates books directly to county jail libraries but does not accept individual requests. Request books by topic. No catalog. Donations including artwork and stamps greatly appreciated.
Books Through Bars - NYC
c/o Bluestockings
172 Allen St
New York, NY 10002
www.abcnorio.org/affiliated/btb.html
Ships to prisoners nationwide. Specializes in political and history books. Also sends literary fiction and other educational books. Does not send religious literature. Donations of stamps and cash are appreciated. Money orders should be made to the groups’ fiscal sponsor, ABC No Rio.
Books Thru Bars Of Ithaca
C/o Autumn Leaves Used Books
115 The Commons
Ithaca, NY 14850
Free books to inmates in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.
Books To Prisoners
C/o Left Bank Books
92 Pike St., Box A
Seattle, WA 98101
The longest running project of its kind. Free books to prisoners Nationwide. Request by subject, no religious materials or legal materials. donations appreciated. Special Note - Does not ship to prisons that require all books sent to be new.
Chicago Books To Women In Prison
c/o RFUMC
4511 N. Hermitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
Free books to women prisoners in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.
Dc Prisons Book Project
P.O. Box 5243
Hyattsville, MD 20782
www.quixote.org/ej/bookstoprisons/
Free books to prisoners nationwide.
Gainesville Books For Prisoners
P.O. Box 12164
Gainesville, FL 32604
Covers prisoners nationwide. Accepts Requests by topic of interest only.
Inside Books Project
C/o 12th St. Books
827 West 12th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Sends free books and literature to prisoners in Texas only. Send a request for resource list and newsletter. Accepts artwork donations for their yearly prisoner art show.
Internationalist Prison Books Collective
Internationalist Books to Prisoners
405 W. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Sends free books and literature to prisoners in North Carolina only.
Prison Book Project
C/o Food for Thought Books
P.O. Box 396
Amherst, MA 01004-0396
Sends ONLY to prisoners in Texas, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Red Bird Books to Prisoners
PO Box 1291
Columbus, OH 43216
www.redbirdbookstoprisoners.com
Request topics or authors only, catalog of radical zines available upon request. No bibles. Serving: Ohio only with some exceptions.
Midwest Pages To Prisoners Project
C/o Boxcar Books
406 E. 6th St.
Bloomington, IN 47408
812-339-8710
No Texas or Michigan prisoner requests.
PORTLAND BOOKS TO PRISONERS
6315 NE Rodney
Portland, OR 97211
portland.indymedia.org/en/2003/06/265772.shtmlEmail: [email protected]
Sends books to state and federal prisoners in all states except Oregon. Request by topic not author. No legal or religious requests.
Prison Book Program
1306 Hancock St. Suite 100
Quincy, MA 02169
617-423-3298 (NO collect calls)
Covers all states but CA, MA, MD, MI, PA, or TX (except Gatesville and Huntsville). Does not offer computer books, horror, romance, textbooks, true crime, or white supremacist materials. Publishes the National Prisoner Resource List free to prisoners nationwide on request.
Prison Book Project
C/o Food for Thought Books
P.O. Box 396
Amherst, MA 01004-0396
(413) 584-8975 ext. 208
Serves prisoners in New England states (Maine, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI) and Texas only. Request books by topics of interest, not title. No mailing list or catalog. No hardback books.
Prison Literature Project
C/o Bound Together Bookstore
1369 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
plp.versuspress.com/plphome.htm
No Texas requests. Request types of books-not specific titles, Stamps or donations greatly appreciated.
The Prison Library Project
915-C West Foothill Blvd. PMB 128
Claremont, CA 91711
Free fiction and non-fiction books to state and federal prisoners nationwide. Priority to educational topics. Textbooks not available.
Women’s Prison Book Project
C/o Arise Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
www.prisonactivist.org/wpbp [email protected]
Ships to all states except OR, MI, CO, and WV. Free books to women prisoners only. No county jail requests. Does not ship hardback books. Free resource guide for women and transgender prisoners. Encourages women and transgender prisoners to write articles for their newsletter. Write for more details.