Resources: Books, Magazines, and Publishers
PARC corresponds with and mails a directory of these resources to prisoners, their friends and family members. We are often the first point of contact for people to connect with prisoners' rights organizations, community organizations, prison literature and arts projects, family and visiting resources, health care and legal resources, parole and pre-release resources, and the prison abolition movement.
Download a PDF copy of the 2019 Resource Guide.
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Antioch College Books to Prisoners Project Antioch College Books to Prisoners Project is committed to developing discourse and action related to incarceration and the criminal “justice” system. They provide free books and zines to incarcerated people Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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Anarchist Black Chross Los Angeles Since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the Anarchist Black Cross (ABC), has been on the frontline in supporting those imprisoned for struggling for freedom and liberty. In May of 1995, a small group of ABC collectives merged into a Federation whose aim was to focus on the overall support and defense of political prisoners and prisoners of war. Write for information on political prisoners and for addresses of other chapters in Bakersfield CA, Inland Empire CA, Orange County, Lancaster PA, Philadelphia PA, and New York City. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Newsletters and Magazines |
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Appalachian Prison Book Project The Appalachian Prison Book Project sends free books, hosts book clubs inside prisons in our region, and is leading an effort to bring for-credit college courses into prison. They provides books to prisoners in the Appalachian region only; KY, MD, OH, TN, VA, & WV. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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Athens Books to Prisoners Athens Books to Prisoners is a volunteer run organization that sends free books to prisoners in Ohio upon request. Serves people in Ohio only. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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Book 'Em Book 'Em is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that sends free educational books and quality reading material to prisoners in Pennsylvania only. Prisoners may request books by subject. Sends books to individuals in Pennsylania only. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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Books Through Bars Sends free books to individual prisoners. Prisoners may request by topic (not exact title or author), and provide several areas of interest if possible. Serves individuals in DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, & WV only. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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Books to Prisoners Request by subject; very few religious or legal materials. Does not ship to prisons that require all books sent be new. No requests from male prisoners in California. Write directly to request. Serves people nationwide, with exceptions. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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DC Books to Prisoners Request reading material by mail. Please request by prioritized subject and list prison restrictions if known. Books shipped to all states except CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, & WI. Please wait 5 months between requests. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |
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Denver Anarchist Black Cross The mission of the Denver Anarchist Black Cross is to contribute to the support of political prisoners and defense of local and global social movements, while working for liberation from colonial domination, and strengthening autonomy, mutual aid, and self-determination. Offers many handouts and information about political prisoners both past and present. |
Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Newsletters and Magazines |
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East Bay Prisoner Support Formed in 2007 as an prison abolitionist, anti-authoritarian collective. Write to receive a catalog. Sends free anarchist and other literature to prisoners in CA, AZ, NM, TX, UT and NV only. Focus on queer, trans and women prisoners in any state. |
LGBTQI-focused Organizations and Resources, Books, Magazines, and Publishers, Free Books Programs |