tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:32:20 +0000grantsart from inmatesMassachusettsimportance of readingobamapositive choicesdictionarieseducation through booksthe BibleCORI reformBooks that have made a differencedrawingbook clubsforiegn languagesessays from inmatesnewsletterinformationpoetrystatsG.E.D.social mediaimportance of educationgratitudePrison Book ProgramThe official blog of the Prison Book Program, where books open doors.http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)Blogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-7243269982592618532Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:57:00 +00002011-10-04T17:14:52.125-04:00dictionariesPrison Book Programessays from inmatesWhy are books so important to prisoners:Being under lock and key Latinos and Black represent the majority in incarcerated without a G.E.D. Your Prison Book Program helps many inmates such as myself to educational and other special needs provided as well as assistance in filling out their necessary paperwork.The dictionary helps inmate’s individual skills [such] as writing a cover letter and http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/10/prison-book-program-provides.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-6035498249834903127Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:10:00 +00002011-09-13T07:11:31.952-04:00gratitudeBooks that have made a differencedictionariesPrison Book ProgramThe Prison Book Program is so overwhelmingly important to prisoners in the correctional facilities because it helps us prisoners build our mental perspective on life. I mean lets face it, a lot of inmates have a "cowboys and Indians" approach or outlook on life. When an inmate reads a book or anybody for that matter, their immediate actions and decisions are largely determined by the ideas and http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/09/dictionary-significant-asset-in-prison.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-8782713764617220784Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:38:00 +00002011-09-10T20:45:31.931-04:00importance of readingpoetryessays from inmatesBooks are magical objects. When a person opens the cover of a book, they are opening a door into another time or place. People that are trapped in the clutches of the so called ‘justice system’ are the loneliest people in the world. Degraded and dehumanized, everyday is Hell. Lots of good people surrounded by predators. There are many kind gentle souls locked up in prison. There are even more http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/09/books-are-doorways.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-7366221861385962606Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-08-20T07:00:43.144-04:00importance of readinggratitudeeducation through booksdictionariesPrison Book Programimportance of educationessays from inmatesDear PBP Friends, Let me start off by saying thank you for all of the reading material you send those of us who are imprisoned. Books have become important to me because it is a form of escape. Most prisoners did very little reading when they were free, and those of us who did, continue to read in prison. We spread the word about how books are so much better than TV because there are no TV http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/08/600000-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-4570180772819582284Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:45:00 +00002011-08-11T21:53:09.562-04:00gratitudeeducation through booksdictionariesPrison Book Programpositive choicesessays from inmatesIn the information age of today, we can literally feel the pulse of world events as they happen. Fifty years ago one could hardly conceive the advances in technology and communications we enjoy today. With cell phones, computers, the internet and satellite communications, we have instant access to the globe and beyond. Business, entertainment, shopping and education are at our fingertips anytime,http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/08/prisoners-educate-themselves-with-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-838913699144801541Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:02:00 +00002011-08-03T17:12:39.431-04:00importance of readingeducation through booksdictionariesBooks are important to me because it keeps me in touch with reality. It gives me reason to get out of bed. For us warehouses here 10 years or more, have lost contact with family and friends who have been wore down. For being one minute the head of household, the bread winner, who now your spouse has to get a job and also take care of the money just not there.We ask for dictionaries so we can use http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/08/books-help-inmates-prepare-for-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-5473454680519206169Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:15:00 +00002011-08-03T07:16:27.472-04:00poetryessays from inmatesHelp me reach out to others, who are in need, or perhaps a struggle.Who likes to read, and open their mind, but are unfortunate, and can’t buy books at this time.Help me! -Submitted by Cedrick Hatten HamiltonC.I. Annex, Floridahttp://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/08/poetry-from-inmate-help-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-1514968339058831272Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:42:00 +00002011-07-20T20:59:46.770-04:00importance of readingeducation through bookspositive choicesessays from inmatesAt correctional camps like the one I’m at where there is so little to do, we call it “doing dead time”. There are only a few things we have to pass the time here, TV, exercise, a job, and reading. Thanks to programs which donate books to inmates, we get to escape from prison in the pages of a story or expand our mind to prepare us for the day we get out with knowledge through education books, http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/07/books-are-better-than-any-counseling-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-2527269020765575713Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:29:00 +00002011-07-05T18:30:05.654-04:00art from inmates-Submitted by Cedrick J. HattenSanta Rosa Correctional Institute, Florida http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/07/art-from-inmate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-2806035031655708723Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:45:00 +00002011-07-05T18:30:56.362-04:00importance of readingBooks that have made a differencedictionariesimportance of educationessays from inmatesWhy are books so important to prisoners?It has been my experience here at Northwest Florida Reception Center that gaining access into prison (so called) library is intentionally being denied by means of coercive tactics designed to thwart inmates attempting to gain access. To explain difficulties allow me to expound upon the malady. No library sign-up forms are being made available to inmates andhttp://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/06/inmate-explains-why-books-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-8878149385770122209Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:33:00 +00002011-06-29T20:36:52.027-04:00importance of readingpositive choicesessays from inmatesFirst of all, I’d like to ‘thank you’ for all the books your organization has sent me. The books have been a great help and I’m learning more and more as I read. Thank you for helping me better myself with the knowledge and wisdom from books. Your program is wonderful.To me, books are very important to prisoners because books have the power to change lives and take one out of darkness and bring http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/06/books-have-power-to-change-lives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-6815543144297607894Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:52:00 +00002011-06-04T17:59:03.278-04:00gratitudeeducation through booksPrison Book ProgramI would like to start by saying thanks to the Prison Book Program. Thank you for sending resources to prisoners! I would like you to know how much this program and others like it are appreciated by people like myself. It is one of the best feelings you can get in prison. The feeling that someone cares. Books are important to prisoners because of a few reasons that come to my mind. One reason is http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/06/to-get-piece-of-mail-is-very-uplifting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-6753076581210621745Sat, 14 May 2011 11:16:00 +00002011-05-14T07:18:54.129-04:00obamapositive choicesart from inmatesdrawingDrawing of ObamaSubmitted by Anthony L. FletcherPontiac Correctional Center, Floridahttp://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/05/art-from-inmate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-7926727834140040827Wed, 11 May 2011 01:46:00 +00002011-05-10T21:50:50.546-04:00importance of readingPrison Book Programessays from inmatesI am writing today to explain why the Prison Book Program is a necessity.This program has been a great help to me and countless others, by providing us with the material we need to expand our minds and open our eyes to the joys of reading.With the free dictionaries we are able to understand the words we read not only that with almost all of the school programs being taken out of the Illinois http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/05/prison-book-program-is-necessity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-3918831337223349584Sun, 08 May 2011 23:09:00 +00002011-05-08T19:10:07.577-04:00importance of readinggratitudeBooks that have made a differencedictionariesPrison Book Programimportance of educationessays from inmatesI am a 58 year old white male doing 20 flat years in a Louisiana prison. I came from a very dysfunctional home in Kentucky. I started out life more or less as a functional illiterate child with very little education. Somehow, I did manage to get a 8th grade education. It was years later that I realized that I need more education in order to survive in the “real world”. I learned that having a http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/05/books-of-joy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-5603851079483980629Fri, 06 May 2011 11:32:00 +00002011-05-06T07:32:12.164-04:00importance of readingBooks that have made a differencedictionariesimportance of educationessays from inmatesPrison is an environment that can either help us grow intellectually or fall farther away from learning. Prisoners therefore have a choice, read and learn, maintain a former way of thinking, or digress farther away from learning.Prisoners who desire to learn can find various sources, television, newspapers, dictionaries, almanacs, encyclopedias, or textbooks. Some of these are readily available, http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/05/websters-dictionary-has-made-impact-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-3083427361139573631Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:22:00 +00002011-04-25T20:24:42.946-04:00gratitudePrison Book Programpoetryessays from inmatesBooks are pretty roads, silent pathsSacred tools and treasure mapsFilled with quotes and factsWith emotion, struggle and laughsBuilding blocks for mankind, the futureA way to outdo and grow past what you’re used toI’ve learned so much these last years and…Give many thanks for such a break, to the Prison Book Program-Submitted by Jeramy WalterFishkill Correctional Facility, New Yorkhttp://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/04/poem-from-inmate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-8848287247998952288Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:46:00 +00002011-04-22T06:47:05.050-04:00gratitudedictionariesPrison Book Programessays from inmatesThe Prison Book Program asked inmates questions about books. Here's what one inmate from Virginia had to say.What are prisoners doing with books?Some keep [paperbacks], but a few of us trade for hard back books because they last longer and if it’s paper back if one cover is torn the c/o’s [correctional officers] will throw it into the trash because they say it’s altered. And the only people (http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/04/answers-from-inmate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-8755163615429797241Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:37:00 +00002011-04-18T20:39:03.319-04:00poetryessays from inmatesA program of books,was all it took,to open my mind,while I was doing time.And to help me find,a better outlook,I turned,to a program of books.-Submitted by Cedrick HattenHamilton C.I. Annex, Floridahttp://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/04/program-of-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-263236847384603683Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:38:00 +00002011-04-17T21:01:50.074-04:00importance of readinggrantspoetryessays from inmatesThe CTK Foundation from Austin, Texas, has named the Prison Book Program the winner of one of its 2011 Heart and Soul Grant. PBP won the $1,000 Blogger’s Choice Award with a poem by Jim Huber, an inmate from Leavenworth, Kansas.Jim has submitted work to PBP before, with his essay Literature has been my great escape... Is it yours too? Below, you can read his winning poem in its entirety and in http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/04/poetry-writing-inmate-helps-prison-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-4117812450445757271Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:33:00 +00002011-03-20T08:33:59.384-04:00importance of readingBooks that have made a differenceessays from inmatesThe one book that has had the greatest impact on my life has been The Complete Works of Plato. It has helped me to keep my mind open and to consider all of the possibilities before opting for a course of action.I have only because acquainted with the writings of Plato since I have been incarcerated. Had I read those pages years ago, I am certain I would not be in prison today. -Submitted by http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/03/plato-considers-all-possiblities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-5908635056008143146Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:29:00 +00002011-03-01T19:29:14.191-05:00dictionariesPrison Book Programimportance of educationessays from inmatesEducational programs in today's prisons are inadequate to say the least. Over the years, funding for prison educational programs has been put to pay for housing, feeding, and the basic needs of the ever-increasing inmate population. Gone are the days of college education for inmates through federal Pell Grants. With few exceptions, only the most basic educational opportunities are available, http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/02/books-are-necessary-for-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-5915157490347033091Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:40:00 +00002011-04-17T21:33:45.390-04:00importance of educationG.E.D.essays from inmatesLike many states, Oklahoma prisons offer very few programs for inmates to better themselves and prepare to return to society. And that was before the budget cuts. There's no point in cutting the programs budget. There are so few programs and they are offered so infrequently that they're practically nonexistent.My assigned prison job is to tutor inmates who want to obtain their General http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/02/help-needed-to-prepare-for-ged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-3677239179324195555Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:56:00 +00002011-02-25T22:08:37.435-05:00grantsPrison Book ProgramG.E.D.Our very own Prison Book Program is a winner of the first annual Better World Books Literacy and Education in Action Program (LEAP) award!Through the grant, 220 prisoners will receive GED test preparation materials and dictionaries so that they can earn their GEDs and have viable options for work when they are released.According to the Department of Justice, 77% of prisoners have not received a http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/02/better-world-books-grants-pbp-5000-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982130.post-5963320508612189228Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:43:00 +00002011-02-21T22:03:44.763-05:00importance of readinggratitudeBooks that have made a differencePrison Book Programessays from inmatesBefore my incarceration I had read less than five books in my entire life. There was never time... Jobs, kids, cars, friends, yard work, social engagements, cooking, cleaning, home repairs, neighbors, church. You know what I mean.Then I was sent to prison for the first time at the age of 40, with a life sentence. The shock, despair, and hopelessness were overwhelming. It may be http://prisonbookprogram.blogspot.com/2011/02/literature-has-been-my-great-escape-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Prison Book Program)0