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Wisconsin Books to Prisoners
The white words "Wisconsin Books to Prisoners" on a teal background. On the left is a drawing of a hand passing a book through bars of a prison cell.
AbbreviationWBTP
Formation2006
Legal statusNonprofit organization
Location
Websitewww.wisconsinbookstoprisoners.org

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a volunteer-run nonprofit books to prisoners organization which sends books upon request to people incarcerated in Wisconsin. The organization is based in Madison, WI and was founded in 2006. WBTP is affiliated with feminist bookstore A Room Of Ones Own, and is additionally supported by Half Price Books and Voyageur Book Shop.

LGBT Books to Prisoners, also headquartered in Madison, began as an offshoot of WPTP in 2007.

In fall 2024, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections announced that donated used books could not longer be sent to inmates in Wisconsin prisons, sparking controversy.

References

  1. "Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project | Prison Activist Resource Center". www.prisonactivist.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  2. "Wisconsin Books to Prisoners". Archived from the original on 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. "About Us". LGBT Books to Prisoners. 2019-07-09. Archived from the original on 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  4. Lehr, Sarah (2024-09-27). "Wisconsin DOC: Nonprofit can no longer send used books to prisoners". WPR. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  5. Koran, Mario; Claflin, Hallie (2024-10-02). "Wisconsin prisons limit books to keep drugs out; drugs still get in". Wisconsin Watch. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  6. Kennard, Andrew (2024-09-27). "Wisconsin nonprofit can send books to incarcerated people — as long as they're new • Wisconsin Examiner". Wisconsin Examiner. Archived from the original on 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  7. West, Whitney (2024-10-18). "New Wisconsin policy prohibits donated used books in prisons - Madison Commons - Dane County Community News". Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  8. Gordon, Scott; Fitch, Dan (2024-09-25). "Wisconsin escalates its long tradition of prison book-banning". Tone Madison. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  9. Eilbert, Natalie. "Wisconsin prisons ban used books, citing drug concerns. Advocates worry that harms more than helps". Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
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