Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project
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Education / Literacy
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Legal, Safety & Crisis Intervention
About Us
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is an all-volunteer effort that provides free reading material to prisoners in several states in the U.S.
What We Do
By providing free reading materials upon request, we hope to promote critical thinking behind bars. We develop relationships so people on the outside can better understand and combat the injustices faced by folks who are incarcerated. We are aware the prison industrial complex targets people of color, in poverty, and in the LGBTQ community.
The project exists to alleviate a lot of the pain caused by the criminal justice system, and to provide a direct opportunity for self-education and collective struggle. Additionally, we exist because prison libraries sometimes fail in this respect: they are under stocked or are only able to be patronized during specific and limited hours. We exist because prisoners are not strangers: they are brothers sisters, friends, cousins, mothers, and children.
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project strives to encourage self-education and struggle alongside people who are incarcerated in the United States. We provide free reading material to prisoners in several U.S. states.
**IF YOU ARE INCARCERATED AND WANT TO REQUEST BOOKS, SEE END OF TEXT**
We need regular, dedicated volunteers to respond to letters and fulfill book requests. If you’re interested in volunteering please reach out by calling/texting (812)727-0155 or emailing midwestppp@gmail.com.
Beyond volunteering time, we're always in need of financial donations to cover shipping and packaging costs, as well as donations of new and used books, and other materials.
If you don't live nearby, but would still like to help, consider purchasing a book from the Pages Amazon Wish List. The books on this list are either frequently requested items or are special requests that we have been unable to fill with materials from our existing library. http://a.co/9FcNFlS
If you are incarcerated in: IA, IN, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, or SD and wanna ask for books, mail a letter with your requests to: PO Box 1324 Bloomington, IN 47402
Details
| (812) 727-0155 | |
| midwestppp@gmail.com | |
| http://www.pagestoprisoners.org |
