Thanks to a controversial “approved vendor system,” state prisons are slowing the flow of books behind bars.
By Karla Starr478 packages so far in 2021
Packages carrying books of all kinds and composition books to women and trans people locked up across the country! (In 2020—with our capacity drastically cut due to COVID-19 precautions—we sent 1,964 packages. In 2019, we sent 5,117 packages; in 2018, 4,852.) Big, big thanks to all our supporters because we couldn’t do it without you, especially in this most difficult time. (updated April 5, 2021)
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Local nonprofits find Amazon wish lists a prime resource for driving donations Chicago Sun-Times, May 3, 2018
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