Prison Book Program

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Prison Book Program is excited to announce a new collaboration with Edovo that brings PBP’s Insider’s Guide to Jailhouse Law and National Prisoner Resource List directly to incarcerated readers through the Edovo Learn platform.

The resources are now available for free on tablets used by approximately 1 million incarcerated people across the country.

Making these publications available digitally means more people can access important legal and reentry resources directly from their cells—even when a facility library or law library may be inaccessible due to lockdowns or limited movement.

Since 1972, Prison Book Program has worked to support the freedom to read and expand access to information for incarcerated people. We’re thrilled to take another step forward in that mission with Edovo.

Join us this Saturday, September 19 at Abington Public Library for a conversation with Prison Book Program Executive Director Kelly Brotzman on the importance of access to books and reading materials for people who are incarcerated.

The talk coincides with Art from Inside, a special gallery featuring artwork created by incarcerated individuals who have received books through PBP.

📍 Abington Public Library
🕥 10:30–11:30 AM
🎨 Art from Inside on display throughout September

We’d love to see you there! Free registration here: https://abingtonpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/access-to-books-in-the-context-of-mass-incarceration/

Katrina started volunteering with the Prison Book Program after finding us on Instagram. A voracious reader, she loves to spend her time with books, which makes PBP an ideal for for her.

Congratulations, Katrina, you are our Volunteer of the Month!

A letter from one of Prison Book Program's grateful readers in Arizona

Bring your team to volunteer with Prison Book Program!

Looking for a meaningful way to get your workplace involved in giving back? Prison Book Program welcomes corporate teams and groups to join us for a volunteer session.

Whether you’re organizing an office affinity group, employee club, team outing, or other organization, groups are always welcome!

Come together, give back, and help us get books into the hands of people in prison.

Interested in bringing your group? Contact us at [email protected] to learn more and schedule a volunteer session.

Today is National Nonprofit Day! 💙

One of the easiest ways you can support our mission? Tell a friend about Prison Book Program! Share this post, tag someone who might want to get involved, or spread the word about the work we’re doing to send books to people in prison across the country.

Help us spread the word today!

A kind letter was sent to PBP that shared the meaningful impact of our legal publication. After hearing about PBP’s We the People Legal Primer, now updated as the Insider’s Guide to Jailhouse Law, through word of mouth, one was able to use the resource to help another write to a judge using the appropriate legal terminology and formatting.

The Insider’s Guide to Jailhouse Law provides a practical overview of the legal system, along with information on important legal developments from the past two decades.

Joanna Lazarek found the Prison Book Program through a surprising turn of fate: she found a PBP bookmark tucked into a book at a Little Free Library. She looked it up and "the rest is history," she chuckled!

Joanna loves to pick book orders during her shifts, which means reading letters from incarcerated individuals and fulfilling their requests as closely as we can (depending on what is available in the library at that point in time). She also loves to sort book donations as and when they come in.

Thank you for everything you do for us, Joanna. Congratulations on being our Volunteer of the Month for August!

On , we’re celebrating the power of a single page to open up an entire world. 📚✨

For people on the outside, a book is entertainment or a quiet escape. For an incarcerated person, a book is a lifeline. It’s a classroom, a source of hope, a tool for self-growth, and a bridge to the world beyond prison walls.

Literacy and education aren't privileges—they are fundamental human rights. Access to books empowers incarcerated individuals to learn, reflect, and prepare for a brighter future.

Today, celebrate your love for reading by helping us share it with those who need it most.

🔗 Want to send a book or support our mission? Click the link in our bio to get involved.