BOOKS THROUGH BARS

Based in Philadelphia PA, Books Through Bars is a volunteer-run organization that distributes free books and educational materials to incarcerated people in PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE, VA and WV. Each week, they receive hundreds of letters from prisoners requesting books. Each year they send over 8,000 book packages.

As a non-profit Books Through Bars believes that “mass incarceration is not the answer to the issues that lead people to commit crimes” and we couldn’t agree more.

Nearly 75% of state prison inmates did not complete high school. Years spent behind bars deprives people of formal education and job experience. In fact, according to their website, “The answers to these problems is not imprisonment. It is knowledge.”

So, as a part of our collaboration we plan to support their efforts at filling book requests by sending a book for each garment you purchase. Because knowledge is power.