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Books Through Bars (PDX)
All-volunteer nonprofit that mails free books and reading materials to incarcerated people.
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Portland Books Through Bars distributes free reading materials to adults in custody, working toward education justice for incarcerated people. Formed in the mid-1990s, it is 100% volunteer-run and donation-based. People inside can request books by letter, and the public can volunteer or donate books and funds.