Chicago Books to Women in Prison

Chicago Books to Women in Prison presents a night of activity stations & great music at our home base, Beyondmedia Education. Let’s eat sweet and savory pies, rock to 2 bands, make out in the kissing booth, and pack books at the activity station of book requests from people in women’s prisons.

When: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Where: 4001 N Ravenswood #204c, Chicago

Cost: $5-$25 at the door, sliding scale, plus cash bar.
Free drink ticket with every paperback dictionary you bring.

If you’re on facebook, you can view this event here. No need to RSVP, just bring the party!

We are proud to announce that Chicago’s fabulous feminist bookstore, Women & Children First, has made us their organization of the month for the month of July!

This means that W&CF will be generously donating 10% of every purchase to Chicago Books to Women in Prison. All you have to do is print out this coupon and present it at the time of purchase. Stock up because this promotion only lasts through July!

A big THANK YOU to Women And Children First for supporting our organization!

That’s right, along with Beyondmedia we are movin’ on up to a larger, snazzier space!
You can now visit us at 4001 N Ravenswood Ave, Suite 204C.

Thanks to all of our fabulous volunteers for your help in the move.

We have now made it much easier to give to CWBP, simply use any major credit or debit card through paypal. Give as little or as much as you like, click here, or use the sidebar link under “donations” from any page on the site.

Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners is hosting a National Conference of Prison Book Projects. Prison book project workers from all over North America will gather in Urbana, IL to share knowledge and build relationships. Paul Wright, founder and editor of Prison Legal News, will be the keynote speaker. For more information, visit http://www.books2prisoners.org/conference/.

Thanks to a controversial “approved vendor system,” state prisons are slowing the flow of books behind bars.

Read the article

The Chicago Tribune published this article discussing how Warrenville prison is taking into account the special needs of girls.

http://www.chicagot ribune.com/ news/local/ chi-juvygirls16j ul16,1,364646. story?coll= chi-news- hed

Behind bars, but still girls

Military-style regimens fall short in halting criminal behavior of girls, who have different emotional needs and are often trauma victims, experts say.

By Ofelia Casillas
Tribune staff reporter

July 16, 2007