About Books 2 Prisoners
New Orleans Books 2 Prisoners is a 100% volunteer and 501(c)(3) non-profit effort to correspond with Louisiana inmates and mail them reading materials free of cost. Our short-term goals are to encourage literacy, to make prison-life more endurable, and to support prisoner interests to the best of our abilities. It is not our place to necessarily radicalize prisoners, but rather to use our resources and privileges as the un-incarcerated to pass along materials on requested subjects.
We currently serve all states except California and Texas. In the future, we will be restricting our areas served to the southeast as we struggle to keep up with the volume of incoming letters.
If you have a loved one locked up, please have them write us a letter describing what books they are interested in:
Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners
1631 Elysian Fields #117
New Orleans, LA 70117
Please note that this is our mailing address only. Our physical space is located at 223 Jane Place in Mid-City.
We can also be reached via e-mail.
Books 2 Prisoners’ new worknight now takes place on Sundays at 4:00 pm, at Nowe Miasto (223 Jane Place).
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Books 2 Prisoners needs your support! We are always accepting donations (especially if you have college level dictionaries), wrapping materials (especially packing tape), and of course money for our postage costs. Please get in touch. We are primarily interested in donations of educational materials at this time, especially black history, language, and dictionaries.
