DC Books to Prisons

We don't tweet very often these days. If you would like to see news stories like the ones we used to tweet, go to our web site, then click on the purple & white logo that's at the bottom right corner of each page. We would love to reconnect with you there! dcbookstoprisoners.org

Want to learn what we accomplished last year? You can read a review of our 2025 activities in our February 2026 newsletter (PDF format, on drive.google.com): drive.google.com/file/d/1vMdQwM…

This year we have mailed over 3,000 packages of books to prisoners across the country, and we'll send thousands more this year. Can you help us with the cost of mailing books to prisoners? Postage is our largest expense, and every cent is needed! Donate at linktr.ee/dcbtp

Our #1 expense at is postage, and when you send around 8,000 packages a year that can really add up! Every cent you can spare helps support out entirely volunteer-run organization and goes towards sending books to those with nowhere else to turn. Donate at linktr.ee/dcbtp

DCBtP needs your help! In 2018 the cost of a one-pound media mail package was $2.66 while today the one-pound rate is $4.47! So far in 2025 we have received 3910 individual requests for books. Can you help us mail books to prisoners? Anything helps! linktr.ee/dcbtp

With some help from our Independent Bookstore Day drive, we are able to send 128 books to the prison book clubs we support in three states. You too can donate books to our book clubs, check out dcbookstoprisonets.org.

Look at all these great and much needed LGBTQ+ books donated to us by our friends at Little District Books! We look so forward to sending these books out to the people who really need them. Happy Pride to all who celebrate! #DCPRIDE #lgbtqbooks #worldpride

Today in Silver Spring! Join us for an informational sessions about the local non-profit DC Books to Prisons, which has provided free books to incarcerated readers since 1999. Learn about the history of the organization, book censorship in prisons, and how to get involved.

The President Lincoln Cottage Museum is holding a book drive for us this month! If you're in the neighborhood visit a vert cool museum and help send books to the incarcerated! lincolncottage.org

The books are coming in! Thanks to our supporters for buying over 200 books for prisoners during our #independentbookstoreday campaign! The amount of these purchases will be matched with a cash donation, which will pay for postage and envelopes. Thank you all for your support!

Have you yet purchased books for prisoners and supported independent bookstores as well? Today is the last day to give books from our @PoliticsProse or bookshop.org wishlists here - linktr.ee/dcbtp and have your donation matched! Thank you for your support!

The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration. Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”

Don’t wait any longer! Tomorrow is the last day to make donations from our Politics and Prose or bookshop.org wishlists here - linktr.ee/dcbtp which will be matched by a donor. Support us and independent bookstores! #BooksToPeopleInPrison #IndieBookstoreDay

Did you know DC Books to Prisons supports multiple book clubs behind bars? A donor is matching donations from our Politics and Prose or bookshop.org wishlists here - linktr.ee/dcbtp for only two more days! Help us out and support independent bookstores!

We continue our celebration of the Independent Bookstores! Donations from our @politicsprose or bookshop.org wishlists found here - linktr.ee/dcbtp will be matched through May 5! Help us send books to prisoners! #IndieBookstoreDay #PrisonBooksWishlists

Former board member Jackie Snow on how sending books to people in prison changed her life.

Improve someone’s life through May 5 by donating books from our wishlists here - linktr.ee/dcbtp which will be matched by a generous donor. Help us out and support independent bookstores at the same time! #BooksToPeopleInPrison #IndieBookstoreDay #PrisonBooksWishlists

Independent Bookstore Day may have passed but we’re still going! A donor is matching purchases from our wishlists found here - linktr.ee/dcbtp through Tuesday, May 5! Support independent bookstores and send books to prisoners! #IndieBookstoreDay #PrisonBooksWishlists

Did you miss Independent Bookstore Day? Don’t worry! You can donate a book to DCBTP today from bookshop.org and get free shipping! Support independent bookstores and send books to prisoners - linktr.ee/dcbtp #BooksToPeopleInPrison #IndieBookstoreDay

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Celebrate with a book from our @PoliticsProse or bookshop.org wishlists - linktr.ee/dcbtp. Donations will be matched by a donor! Help us out and support independent bookstores! #IndieBookstoreDay #PrisonBooksWishlists