We distribute books free to women in prisons nationwide. See how you can help.
Bring your creativity and caring! We’ll be making cards and art to send to mothers who are incarcerated in Illinois jails and prisons as well as Federal prisons. (Did you know that two-thirds of the women incarcerated in the U.S. are mothers of minor children?) Continue reading ‘Mother’s Day Art and Card Making Event for Incarcerated Mothers—Thurs., April 23′
Thank you, Pastor Bill Hutchison and everyone at Resurrection Lutheran. We are proud to have been honored again with a Mission Endowment Fund grant. This year we were awarded $800, which has been earmarked for sending blank journals.
Along with book orders, we receive many requests for blank journals. The women we serve need them to:
Continue reading ‘Many thanks to Resurrection Lutheran Church’
We mailed 2,915 packages of books in this year that’s ending soon.
That’s about 8,700 books and a few dozen blank journals.
Nearly 30% more than in 2013!
How did we do it? This past year we improved some key processes. And we welcomed new volunteers with energy and ideas to our small but mighty team.
Please support this initiative by Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer. Your thoughtfulness will help women in difficult circumstances during the holidays and beyond.
Continue reading ‘Holiday Donation Drive for Women in Cook County Jail’
We’re delighted to share this message from Maya, a good friend of Chicago Books to Women in Prison:
Hope you are all having a wonderful fall. As many of you know, for the last couple of years, I have been writing a book. And now, bizarrely, it actually exists! It’s called Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better, and it is out TODAY (coincidentally, my birthday)!
If you buy it today or anytime during the coming week, I’ll be donating my royalties to Marissa Alexander’s Legal Defense Fund. (Marissa is a Florida survivor of domestic violence who is facing 60 years in prison for firing a warning shot at the wall, to defend herself against her abusive husband.)
So, I have a couple of birthday wishes. I’m hoping you can take these steps, in exchange for my undying love and admiration, which you already have, but still:
1. Buy the book!
You can do that here: amazon.com/Locked-Down-Out-Prison-Doesnt/dp/1626562695
Or here: powells.com/biblio/9781626562691
Or here: womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9781626562691Continue reading ‘Maya Schenwar’s book, “Locked Down, Locked Out”, is out today!’
In her new book, Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison, award-winning journalist and advocate Nell Bernstein presents a critical look at the juvenile justice system. Continue reading ‘“The End of Juvenile Prison” — Book Talk & Discussion — Sat., Sept. 13 in Evanston’
Our volunteers are now tweeting about CBWP and our work! Follow us: @ChicagoBWP
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