| Legal Essentials for Prisoners |
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"WE THE PEOPLE" LEGAL PRIMER
 Prison Book Program publishes a popular 40-page legal primer for prisoners called " We the People." Originally authored by an ex-offender, this comprehensive legal resource has become one of our most frequently requested titles. Containing such useful and basic legal essentials such as what to wear to a court appearance, key legal terms, and Post-Conviction Remedies PBP gets over 100 requests specifically requesting this resource per month.
Photocopies are expensive -- can you help? If you can print off 5, 10 or 20 copies of the " We the People" legal primer and bring them to your next visit to PBP we'd appreciate it! |
| Prisoner Essay Series: Why Books Are Important |
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| We recently asked prisoners to write essays explaining why books are so important to prisoners. We are pleased to bring you the first in a series of these essays we will be publishing over the coming months. |
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by
Brandon Caples, Lauringburg, NC
"The complex of prison stole my self-respect, glamorizing self-disdain with no further options for myself in life. You asked me to write about the importance of books to prisoners. In a situation like my own, over time you start to entertain thoughts of impurity and loneliness. It's a constant mental and emotional struggle while you're incarcerated. A lot of the time you do the time in prison by yourself with no outside prisoner support from your family and friends which is no easy thing.
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| Laptop Computers Needed |
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Verifying prisoners' addresses is the best way for us to reduce our postage expenses (Our media mail packages cannot be forwarded to transferred/paroled prisoners).
A laptop computer (using our wireless connectivity) would allow more of our volunteers to verify addresses in the dining room of the church where we prepare book shipments. If you have one or more laptop computers to donate, we will put them to good use! Pentium M or higher that can connect to the internet wirelessly is all we require. Please contact info@prisonbookprogram.org if you have any to donate. |
| Thank You Volunteers! |
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 MANY MANY THANKS TO OUR FEBRUARY VOLUNTEERS!
- Boston Cares
- Boston Latin Academy Classics Club
- Boston Urban Outreach, City Mission Society
- First Church Unitarian Universalist, Belmont, MA
- United Church of Christ, Gardner, MA
- United Church of Christ, Mansfield, CT
- United Church of Christ, Norwell, MA
- Suffolk University
- YMCA - Chinatown, Boston, MA
... and numerous dedicated individuals!
 Volunteers from
Single Volunteers of Boston |
| Prisoner Writing |
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| CHANGE
Years of tears
Chains and pains
The key is a sign to unlock the brain
Eminence of power
Messages of change
The symbol of America
may seem strange
The eve of a new era
is definitely at hand
The impossible can be
accomplished if you can
see it, and understand
BURL DEES (GRACEVILLE, FL)
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