Prison Book Program
Prison Book Program is an American non-profit organization that sends free books to people in prison. While the organization is based in Massachusetts, it mails packages of books to people in prisons in 45 U.S. states, as well as Puerto Rico and Guam. The program receives letters from people in prison asking for specific titles or genres, which volunteers use to put together a package of books chosen from a small library of donated books. The organization is run out of the basement of the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. Kelly Brotzman, a former professor with a PhD in social ethics from the University of Chicago, currently serves as Executive Director. The organization tracks restrictions that prisons place on books, and advocates for greater access to books in prison. Prison Book Program partners with local bookstores, libraries, universities, and more to collect donated books and spread awareness of book access within prisons.