Reading Reduces Recidivism:
Books to Prison Libraries
  • Home
  • Learn More
  • Find Your Chapter
  • Chapter News
  • Frequently Requested Books

3Rs and B2P in the Parkland Prospectus

10/9/2015

0 Comments

 
The efforts of 3Rs and Books to Prisoners, as well as Project Read and the Education Justice Project were featured in a recent article in Parkland College's newspaper, The Prospectus. It discusses the differences these groups make in the community and how Parkland students can become involved.

​Read the full article here: http://www.prospectusnews.com/2015/10/02/local-groups-work-to-educate-prisoners/ 
0 Comments

A Letter from an Inmate and Update from the Carbondale Chapter

10/3/2015

1 Comment

 
The following letter was recently received from a prisoner:

Dear 3Rs: 

I want to thank you for donating books to the library. It is good to see there is still some good hearted people in this cold world. Please continue to send them. The description of my education is low, but through your books and the help of the educators I know only a wonderful effect can come from it.  So please continue to help the inmates at _________(correctional center). It's the small things that make a big difference in people's life. As an example, I was having a bad day and then I walked into the library and she handed me a book that was donated by your association. And then I said to myself, "it is people in this world that do care about other people's situation. So please continue to save and change lives."

Sincerely, (name withheld)
P.S.  Knowledge is [the] source of success. Everybody deserves a chance to learn and discover new ways. Thank you for contributing to that chance."


------

The Carbondale 3R's Project was very active in August, and is pleased to announce the Centralia Correctional Center began participating in the 3Rs program. Community volunteers from the Peace Coalition of SI, the Social Action Committee of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, the Southern Illinois Quakers, and Friends of the Carbondale Public Library helped to choose, pack, and load books leftover from library book sales for donation to local prison libraries. On August 3, 2015, Harrisburg Youth Center received 10 boxes of books and 1 box of magazines 
from the Carbondale Public Library and the 3R's Book Room at First Christian Church of Carbondale. On August 6th, Big Muddy River Correctional Center received 20 boxes of books and 3 boxes of magazines, and on August 8, Centralia Correctional Center obtained 5 boxes of books.

Volunteers are always welcome to help on the day correctional center staff visit the local libraries. If you wish to donate books to the 3R's project, please donate the books to the Carbondale or Murphysboro Public Libraries. Correctional center staff are able to choose desired books after the libraries' book sales from the remaining stock. Books and magazines are also chosen from the 3R's book room at First Christian Church. Donations of very sturdy bookcases for the book room and very recent magazines would be appreciated. Contact MJ atdrmjsmerken@hotmail.com for more information.

1 Comment

    Archives

    July 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    June 2017
    May 2017
    November 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    November 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    February 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    August 2011

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Learn More
  • Find Your Chapter
  • Chapter News
  • Frequently Requested Books