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Library provides inmates books, opportunities to improve

DOTHAN — Popular books are easily identified at the Houston County Jail's library. Paper spines are worn and sometimes reinforced with a label removed from a deodorant bottle - an inmate's ... read more

Fostering literacy: Jail libraries provide books, education to inmates

Since the 1980s, the Sheriff's Office has partnered with Collier County libraries to provide books at both the Naples and Immokalee jail centers. read more

New lit program aims to improve education for inmates

The Cook County Jail estimates that 65% of inmates are functionally illiterate, but a new a program aims to change that. For years Sheriff Tom Dart has been trying to come up with solutions to ease… ... read more

Puerto Princesa Library donates books to inmates for learning, rehab

Puerto Princesa Library donates books to inmates for learning, rehab. By Vincent John Abordo. Published March 13, 2025 3:25 PM. Photo courtesy: JO3 Joefrie Anglo, IO-BJMP MIMAROPA. The Puerto Princesa ... read more

This library's heartwarming program lets inmates read stories to their ...

In 2010, he launched the Daddy & Me program.Once a month, kids could visit their incarcerated fathers to hear them read a story, which someone affiliated with the library would record. read more

Mobile jail GED program provides inmates chance to improve ...

Mobile Real-Time News; Mobile jail GED program provides inmates chance to improve circumstances after release. Updated: ; Jul. 26, 2019, 7:52 a.m. | Published: ; Jul ... read more

Appalachian Prison Book Project December event will send books, holiday ...

The APBP — its offices are on the second floor of the Aull Center, next to the Morgantown Public Library — was founded in 2004 and has sent out more than 70, 000 books to inmates about 200 ... read more

'You have helped save my life': Local organization provides books to ...

The Prison Books Collective is an organization founded in 2006 that delivers books to incarcerated people in both state and federal prisons. Secretary Leigh Lassiter, volunteer Maria Palmtag and ... read more

League City library starts providing books for jail inmates

Inmates of the League City jail soon will have access to used books thanks to a new program launched by the city police and library groups. The police department said in a news release that it has ... read more