Literacy
The
following is a list of organizations seeking to improve literacy in prisons: ABC
Prison Literacy
An
Outreach Program of
The Nassau Presbyterian Church
Princeton, N.J.
ProLiteracy
Worldwide (formerly Literacy Volunteers of America)
1320 Jamesville
Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-422-9121
Fax: 315-472-0002
National
Institute for Literacy
1775 I Street, NW; Suite 730
Washington,
DC 20006-2401
Phone: 202-233-2025
Fax: 202-233-2050
Texas
HOPE Literacy
P.O. Box 905
Hurst, TX 76053
Phone: 817-282-9489
National
Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville,
KY 40202-4237
Phone: 502-584-1133
Donate
Books to Prisoners Some
programs exist throughout the US to provide donated books to prisoners. New, used,
overstocked, or defective books are donated by publishers, bookstores, libraries,
and individuals, pursuant to rules in effect by correctional institutions. Most
prisons and jails restrict or prohibit inmates from receiving books directly from
individuals through the mail. But they generally welcome donations done through
proper channels.
These
links include examples of some organizations that operate a book donation program:
The
Prison Librarianship Clearinghouse
This organization serves as a
gateway for library services to the incarcerated in the US and Canada
The
Prison Library Project
P.O. Box 3311
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Prisoners
Reading Encouragement Project
New York, NY
Prison
Reform
The following organizations seek to improve
conditions in prison and rehabilitate recently released individuals: The
Fortune Society
53 West 23rd St.
New York, NY 10010
(212) 691.7554 Families
Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
1612 K St., NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 822.6700 The
Sentencing Project
514-10th St., NW
Suite 1000
Washington,
DC 20004
(202) 628-0871
E-mail: staff@sentencingproject.org
Justice
Policy Institute
4455 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite B-500
Washington,
DC 20008
(202) 363.7847 Citizens
United for Rehabilitation of Errants
National CURE
PO Box 2310
National Capitol Station
Washington, DC 20013-2310
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