Our Mission



               
We provide free reading material to prisoners nationwide.

                E
ducation is our best hope for reuniting families and 
       cultivating a law abiding, productive re-entry
into society.










                          
                                  



      The US Dept. of Education has determined that: of the 2000 inmates released from prison every day, more than half of them have less than an eight  grade education; they do not  have the educational skill that they need to succeed in legitimate employment.

      As of 2011, over $80 billion is spent each year (DOC) to support "corrections." Prison education programs account for about 1% of the total DOC budget.

        Providence Books Through Bars is a grass roots, non-profit, all volunteer prison book program established in 2003. Requests are received for reading materials from inmates nationwide .

            We fill the orders from our library of donated books. Most of our                        funding comes from
fundraising and individual contributions.

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