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- 3rd Annual Great American Book...
The NonProfit Center
Saturday, October 3 at 9:00am
Prison Book Program Join us at the First Church in Belmont's Second Friday Coffeehouse on October 16th. David LaFluer is the main act and proceeds benefit the Prison Book Program.
Source: www.uubelmont.org
First Church in Belmont is wheelchair accessibleand can be reached by the #74 bus line and commuter rail lineclick here for directions
Prison Book Program Check out Seattle Books to Prisoners' latest video on the importance of books in prison.
Source: www.youtube.com
Books to Prisoners is a non-profit that connects prisoners with donated books to foster literacy and learning.
Prison Book Program Many many thanks to everyone who braved the rain and brought over 10,000 books to the Nonprofit Center! Our shelves will be overflowing!
Prison Book Program Don't forget to bring us your books this Saturday! We'll be at the Nonprofit Center in Boston from 10 - 3... rain or shine!
Source: www.prisonbookprogram.org
is a global bookstore that harnesses the power of capitalism to bring literacy and opportunity to people around the world.
Stacey Remick-Simkins I am in the Washington DC area. Where can I send books?
Prison Book Program Don't forget! The 3rd annual "Great American Book Drive" is less than two weeks away. Gather up those books that are laying around collecting dust and bring them to the Nonprofit Center on October 3rd
Source: www.prisonbookprogram.org
is a global bookstore that harnesses the power of capitalism to bring literacy and opportunity to people around the world.
Prison Book Program Interesting article that highlights the power of books in prison...
Source: www.usatoday.com
R. Dwayne Betts is having coffee at Busboys and Poets, a coffeehouse/bookstore/neighborhood hangout here in the trendy U Street area. He's talking about his wife, his 20-month-old baby boy, his freshly minted degree from the University of Maryland...
Prison Book Program Only one month until our gigantic book drive at the Nonprofit Center in Boston. Start gathering up your books - and those of your friends, family, co-workers, etc. Complete details at www.prisonbookprogram.org/bookdrive
Source: www.prisonbookprogram.org
is a global bookstore that harnesses the power of capitalism to bring literacy and opportunity to people around the world.
Robert As if more reasons were needed...
Source: www.newyorker.com
A REPORTER AT LARGE about the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed for setting a fire that killed his three children in Corsicana, Texas, in 1991. Writer describes the Willingham home being consumed by fire on December 23, 1991. ...
Prison Book Program Great article about PBP in Peacework Magazine!
Source: www.peaceworkmagazine.org
Peacework Magazine, the peace and social justice magazine of AFSC, investigates, uncovers, highlights, catalyzes, and mobilizes the nonviolent success stories of today -- and tomorrow.
Prison Book Program Want a PBP bumper sticker? t-shirt? t-shirt for your dog? Get all that and more in our online store: www.prisonbookprogram.org/store
Source: www.prisonbookprogram.org
Welcome to Prison Book Program's online store! We hope you will find some great gifts for friends, family members, or yourself. Wearing or displaying these items helps to make people aware of our program and the support you have given to our mission of sending free books to prisoners. ...
Prison Book Program Our August e-Newsletter... news on our upcoming book drive, congratulations to UFPC on winning a Partners in Preservation grant, a prisoner writing contest and our new online store!
Source: archive.constantcontact.com
Want a Prison Book Program t-shirt? How about a coffee mug? We've made that and more available through our new online store. Check it out at www.prisonbookprogram.org/store.Please tell us what you think at info@prisonbookprogram.org
Robert Just dropped off my first few boxes of books with PBP! In honor of finding you all here's a great article from last March by Atul Gawande on the effects of solitary confinement on prisoners.
Source: www.newyorker.com
ANNALS OF HUMAN RIGHTS about the effects of long-term solitary confinement on U.S. inmates. In the mid-fifties, psychology professor Harry Harlow produced a series of influential studies involving baby rhesus monkeys. ...
Prison Book Program An article on an alternate sentencing program called "Changing Lives Through Literature."
Source: www.nytimes.com
What happens when convicted felons are sentenced to a book club instead of prison?
Chris Dye
Life Sentences, On the Installment Plan: Perspectives | KQED Public Media for Northern CA
http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R8092...
Life Sentences, On the Installment Plan With 70 percent of California prisoners destined to re-offend, Racy Ming tries to teach employment skills to people who badly need them.
Source: www.kqed.org
