"I would like to thank you and your coworkers for all that you do to help incarcerated people. You all are a blessing to all of us, and I appreciate all that you do."
- Rafael A., Corcoran, CA
Announcements
Snow Policy
The building we operate out of follows the federal government
in deciding when to declare a snow day. If OPM reports that
the federal government is closed due to snow, it means that we,
too, are closed.
New Volunteer Orientation
If you would like to volunteer with us, please
read about volunteering then
register for orientation via our
DC Books to
Prisons Orientation Sign-Up form.
Orientations are held on the third Wednesday of each
month at 6:30pm sharp.
Contact b2porientation@gmail.com
if you have any questions.
2,000 Libros - a Project to Serve Children in Detention We are lending our support to 2,000 Libros, a project created to send Spanish-language and bilingual books to children in immigration detention. Read more about this effort to serve our nation's youngest prisoners.
Victory in Maryland! In April 2018, we abruptly lost the ability to send books to prisoners in Maryland state prisons when the state implemented a new policy allowing only two vendors to send books to prisoners. Not even Amazon was allowed to send books to prisoners. On June 11, 2018, after weeks of protest by Maryland residents, the ACLU, and other groups (including DC Books to Prisons), the new policy was rescinded! Read more about the rescinded policy.
