With the USPS postage increase this week book packages cost 12% more. We send more than 6,000 packages a year so this is more than a $3,000 increase in our budget — and more than 6% compared to last year. Please donate to help us cover this increase at dcbookstoprisoners.org/donate/

Media mail rates have increased by over 10%! Packages will cost over 50 cents more, and we send over 6000 packages a year. We are entirely volunteer-run and rely on donor contributions, and hope to raise $3,000 to offset the increase for a year. Donate at dcbookstoprisoners.org/donate

New postage needed! Media mail costs have increased over 10%, so each package costs an extra 50 cents! DC BtP is a volunteer organization that relies on donors to get our work done. We hope to raise $3,000 to offset the increase for the next year. Help at dcbookstoprisoners.org/donate

Big thanks to everyone who last week helped us raise over our $3000 goal to offset the recent postage increase! Because of our generous donors and volunteers we are able to keep getting things done! Of course, we are always accepting donations at dcbookstoprisoners.org/donate/

Did you know prisons ban books for format, condition, content, size, quantity, an source? Help us send books to the incarcerated. Through September, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched by a donor - linktr.ee/dcbtp

It’s officially Prison Banned Books Week. Books have connected incarcerated people to the outside world – and they’ve always been under attack by prisons. Now, tablets are ironically further restricting access to reading materials behind bars. 🧵 With Prison Banned Books Week

Whether fictional or real, many prisons ban books with maps. That includes Almanacs, a popular request. Help us send Almanacs where we can! Through September, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched. Check it out -> linktr.ee/dcbtp

States make inmates use tablets for mail and reading materials for thier profit. Help us send books to where we can. Through September, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched by a generous donor - linktr.ee/dcbtp Prison Banned Books Week

Many prisons ban foreign language books, including language learning. This prison even bans ASL books! Help us send book where we can! Through September, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched. linktr.ee/dcbtp

In the last 5 years, the number of state prison systems that have or are implementing tablets has quadrupled. The data is clear: Emerging technology is not filling the book gap – and ironically, is blocking incarcerated people off from the outside world. prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/09/1…

Many prisons actually charge inmates to read on tablets! By the minute! This can hinder personal enrichment and improvement. Help us send books where we can! Through September, book donations through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched - https:/linktr.ee/dcbtp

Prison Banned Books Week: Being in Jail Shouldn’t Mean Having Nothing to Read eff.org/deeplinks/2024… via @eff

"It’s difficult to imagine how prison censorship could get more extreme, and yet tablets are limiting what people can read in myriad ways." Read more about censorship behind bars and the tablet "solution": slate.com/news-and-polit…

We are currently collecting this book to send out to the prison book clubs we support, that are not in these states. For Prison Banned Books Week, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched. Check it out - linktr.ee/dcbtp

I guess someone can explain this one. Fortunately, there are plenty of other states that will accept books like this one. Help us send books! Through September books donated off our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched by a generous donor - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Fortunately, the prison book clubs we support can accept this book. Help us send books to the incarcerated. Through September, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched by a generous donor. Help us help people here - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Soledad Brother has been banned from Texas for "racial content." But we can send it to other states! Through September, all book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched. Donate a book today - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Help us send books like these to the incarcerated where we can. Through September, book donations made through our independent bookstore wishlists will be matched by a generous donor. Help us help people here - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Double your impact! A donor has offered to match all donations up to $10,000 through the end of the year! We are a volunteer-run org working out of a donated space, so every dime we get goes directly to sending books to the incarcerated. Donate here > linktr.ee/dcbtp

Double your impact! A donor will match all donations up to $10,000 through the end of the year! We are a completely volunteer-run org working out of a donated space, so you every dime we get goes directly to sending books to the incarcerated. Donate at linktr.ee/dcbtp