The POP Project is proud to announce that our recent donation to Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison marks the fifth state to whose maximum security prisons we have taken large book donations! Our Georgia drop seemed to prove that things truly do get easier...
Tag: Prison
What ARE Prison Libraries? – A Review of “Running the Books” by Avi SteinbergWhat ARE Prison Libraries? – A Review of “Running the Books” by Avi Steinberg
At POP, several times a year we make large book donations to maximum security prisons. We spend week beforehand lining up permissions and details so that we can leave a stack of books at their front door. We are never invited in. Prisons are designed...
Time Capsules with Guard Towers: My Journey Inside Death Row PrisonsTime Capsules with Guard Towers: My Journey Inside Death Row Prisons
I recently visited a handful of death row prisons in North Carolina and Virginia. I know there are better vacation options, including ones with more sun and bikinis and boats. But it was important for me to be there. Many inmates are starved for information....
Why I Give Books to PrisonersWhy I Give Books to Prisoners
I give books to inmates. I visit death row prisons. When either of these things comes up in conversation, people always ask, “Why?” For a long time, I didn’t really have a great answer. People either “get it” or they don’t. Preaching to the indoctrinated...