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Revision as of 19:39, 1 April 2009
This is the future home for resources about starting up a books-to-prisoners group, issues surrounding reading materials in prisons, and more.
Also check out the Prisoner Resources guide on the Radical Reference reference shelf.
Map of Books to Prisoners Groups
Prison Book Programs in North America (map maintained by Books through Bars Philadelphia.)
Active Books to Prisoners Groups by State
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
READ BETWEEN THE BARS
c/o Daily Planet Publishing
P.O. Box 1589
Tucson, AZ 85702
http://www.readbetweenthebars.org
readbetweenthebars@gmail.com
We fill requests from AZ prisoners ONLY.
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
MIDWEST BOOKS TO PRISONERS
c/o Quimby's Bookstore
1321 North Milwaukee Ave. PMB #460
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.freewebs.com/mwbtp
http://www.myspace.com/midwestbookstoprisoners
midwestbooks@yahoo.com
Serving IA, IL, KS, MO, MN, NE and WI.
Indiana
MIDWEST PAGES TO PRISONERS PROJECT
c/o Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc.
408 E. 6th St.
Bloomington, IN 47408
1-866-598-1543
http://www.pagestoprisoners.org/
mwpp@pagestoprisoners.org
Serving AZ, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, MN, IA, MO, AR, IN, OH, KY, TN, WI, and FL.
Priority is given to people requesting books from women's and youth facilities.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
LOUISIANA BOOKS 2 PRISONERS
1631 Elysian Fields #117
New Orleans, LA 70117
http://www.geocities.com/books2prisoners/
books2prisoners@gmail.com
Free books nationwide but prioritizes prisoners in LA.
Please request books by topic or category, not by specific title.
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
PRISON BOOK PROGRAM
c/o United First Parish Church
1306 Hancock Street, Suite 100
Quincy, MA 02169
617-423-3298 (Please, no collect calls.)
http://www.prisonbookprogram.org
info@prisonbookprogram.org
Serving all state except CA, PA, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, NV, and TX.
T: Red Line, Braintree - Quincy Center
We are located in the basement of the United First Parish Church. Our entrance is on Temple St.
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
ASHEVILLE PRISON BOOK PROGRAM
c/o Downtown Books & News
67 N. Lexington Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
http://www.main.nc.us/prisonbooks/main.html
Free books to Prisoners of NC, SC, GA and TN.
INTERNATIONALIST PRISON BOOKS COLLECTIVE
405 W. Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-942-1740
http://www.prisonbooks.info
prisonbooks@gmail.com
Free books to prisoners of MS and AL.
North Dakota
Northern Marianas Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
BOOKS TO PRISONERS
c/o Left Bank Books
92 Pike St., Box A
Seattle, WA 98101
http://www.bookstoprisoners.net
Bookstoprisoners@cs.com
All states except CA (only ships used books.)
Request by subject, no religious or legal materials.
West Virginia
APPALACHIAN PRISON BOOK PROJECT
P.O. Box 601
Morgantown, WV 26507
http://english.wvu.edu/centers_and_projects/appalachian_prison_book_project
appalachianpbp@gmail.com
Serving WV, OH, TN, VA, KY, and MD.
Wisconsin
WISCONSIN BOOKS TO PRISONERS PROJECT
http://www.rainbowbookstore.org/b2p
c/o Rainbow Bookstore
426 W. Gilman St.
Madison, WI 53703
wisconsinbookstoprisoners@yahoo.com
(No religious or legal books. LGBT for all states.)
Wyoming
Possibly Inactive Books to Prisoners Groups
Prison Mailing Restrictions Wiki
Prison Restrictions by state (Possibly inactive? No response to gaining access for other groups to edit? Possibly unmaintained? Perhaps wiki could be moved to this location with an additional page?)
Correctional Websites and Prisoner Locators by State
Alabama
Alabama Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Alaska
Alaska Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search via VINELink)
American Samoa
Arizona
Arizona Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Arkansas
Arkansas Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
California
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Prisoner Search for California no longer available. Inquiries should be directed to the "Identification Unit" at: (916) 445-6713 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You must provide the full name and the month, day and year of birth or CDC identification number for the subject of your inquiry. The "Identification Unit" will only provide the CDC number and current location, and not any information pertaining to a prisoner's release date. Inquiries may also be faxed to: (916) 322-0500.
Colorado
Colorado Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Delaware
Delaware Department of Correction (Prisoner Search via VINELink)
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search via VINELink)
Florida
Florida Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Georgia
Georgia Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Guam
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Public Safety
Prisoner Search for Hawaii unavailable.
Idaho
Idaho Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Illinois
Illinois Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Indiana
Indiana Department of Correction (Prisoner Search)
Iowa
Iowa Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Kansas
Kansas Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Kentucky
Kentucky Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Corrections ( Prisoner Search via VINELink)
Maine
Maine Department of Corrections
Prisoner Search for Maine unavailable. Inquiries may be emailed to Corrections.Webdesk@maine.gov. Inquiries must include prisoner's full name, date of birth, and DOC number. Inquiries must also include the name and address of the inquiring party, and the purpose for the inquiry.
Maryland
Maryland Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Correction
(Prisoner Search via VINELink)
Inquiries may also be made by calling:(877) 421-8463. Inquiring parties must have prisoner's first and last name and DOC number.
Michigan
Michigan Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Missouri
Missouri Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Montana
Montana Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Prisoner Search)
Nevada
Nevada Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
New Mexico
New Mexico Corrections Department (Prisoner Search)
New York
New York State Department of Correctional Services (Prisoner Search)
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Correction (Prisoner Search)
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Prisoner Search)
Northern Marianas Islands
Ohio
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Prisoner Search)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Oregon
Oregon Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search via VINELink)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Corrections
Prisoner Search unavailable in South Dakota.
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Correction (Prisoner Search)
Texas
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Prisoner Search)
Utah
Utah Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search via VINELink)
Vermont
Vermont Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Virginia
Virginia Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
Virgin Islands
Washington
Washington Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search)
West Virginia
Washington Division of Corrections (Prisoner Search) and (Prisoner Search)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Prisoner Search via VINELink)
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Corrections
(Prisoner Search via VINELink)
(Requires you to certify that you are "a victim or witness of crime in Wyoming and entitled to information about the offender associated with my case.")
Activist Resources
Resource Guides
Books to Prisoners Program Guides
Sample Flyers, Fold-outs, Tri-folds, and Other Related Items
Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners
