"How Books Can Change Lives Behind Bars"
Tyler Gleckler of the podcast Wiser Tomorrow interviews Andy Chan of Books to Prisoners. Tyler asks thoughtful questions. He gives Andy...
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Mar 162 min read
"Books Through Bars: Stories from the Prison Books Movement" Released March 15
"Books Through Bars" is a ground-breaking book about the groups and individuals who have organized around the principle that all people...
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Interview with A Voice From Prison
“There are over forty organizations in the United States that distribute donated books to prisons and incarcerated individuals. One of...
May 31, 20221 min read
"Malcolm X Not Allowed" (8 articles)
In December 2021, we received a package that had been refused by the mailroom at the South Central Correctional Center in Clifton,...
Sep 22, 20211 min read
Accessing Information While Incarcerated, featuring Michelle Dillon
Episode 3 of the Restricted Reading Podcast Series on Kouvenda Media "Michelle Dillon, volunteer and board member for Books to Prisoners...
Apr 30, 20211 min read
"Iowa State Prisons Ban Family Members, Third Parties From Sending Books To Inmates"
Iowa Public Radio cites Books to Prisoners and other advocates of incarcerated people's right to read, as well as friends and family...
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Books to Prisoners receives the 2020 Prowda Literary Champion Award
Seattle Arts and Lectures (SAL) chose Books to Prisoners to receive the 2020 Prowda Literary Champion Award. From their site, "The Prowda...
Jun 1, 20191 min read
2019 - Books to Prisoners Challenges WA DOC Book Ban (8 articles)
In March 2019, the Washington State Department of Corrections (WA DOC) prohibited state prisons from accepting used books mailed to...
Nov 27, 20171 min read
2007-2017 Books to Prisoners News Roundup (7 articles)
Books are a Lifeline to Prisoners, June 2017, Forward Reviews The Freedom of Reading, October 2016, American Libraries Criminal Justice...
Oct 18, 20121 min read
BTP wins 'Light a Fire' Award
Books to Prisoners has won a ‘Light a Fire’ award from Seattle Met magazine and the Seattle Foundation. The magazine wanted to highlight...
Aug 5, 20120 min read
Feb 1, 20121 min read
Listen Now: KBCS interview
Andy Chan interviewed by public radio station KBCS “One World Report” at KBCS Radio, Bellevue College, asked BTP president Andy Chan to...
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