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Books to Prisoners

Last updated Jun 2026

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Books to Prisoners is a Seattle-based nonprofit, founded in the early 1970s as a project of Left Bank Books, that mails free books to incarcerated people nationwide, processing about 14,000 book requests a year. Requests are by mail with typical turnaround of two or more months.

Services offered

Peer support

Who it's for

Justice-involved

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