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How many prisons are in England? And how many have a library?
I have written a book that can help people in their suffering and help to see their life in a more positive and creative way. I want to give this book to libraries in prisons. So I need to know how many prisons there are in England and do have all a library? Is there the possibility to send all the books to one place and then they distribute them to the different prisons? I would like to give the books for free, but the sending by post is very expensive (one book 3 €) and that goes beyond my possibilities. Is there a place I can send one book and ask for advice?
Maybe I need to mention that this is not about any religious stuff, but about practical information people can use to get out of their personal straitjacket...
@ My email to the 'Prison project' could not be delivered. I wrote also to the other contact you gave, now waiting for a response.
I believe this could be a valid initiative and I am planing a special edition just for prisons. These people suffer not so much more than people outside, but at least they have time to reflect and read a book. After doing this in England, I also want to do the same in the USA. The information in my book not only serve the prisoners, also the wardens who often suffer from a lot of stress. So maybe an official side might want to support this project?
Is there a central government place, to whom I could send the necessary number of books for all prisons and then they would send it to all the prisons? I can send the books there. Of course I would send one copy first, so that they can check if they want to support this project. The book is written in English, so it would be valid for Great Britain and the USA. I will first offer the book online as e-book, but only very few prisons allow Internet connection, that's why I will print it out.
The book could be read many times when kept in a prison and so help many more...
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, there are lots of organisations that send donated books of various types to prisons, most of them have libraries, it looks as if the Prism Project might be a good starting point for your subject.
“The Prism Project supplies books and tapes to 147 of the country's 165 prisons, aiming to provide inmates with self-help and spiritual material.”
(I’m not sure if the contact details are up to date as they don’t seem to have an active website at the moment.)
Trevor Wilson, The Prism Project, PO Box 6031, Bishop's Stortford, Herts, CM23 1PP. Tel: 01279 777007. Email: info@prismproject.org.
If you can’t get in touch with the Prism Project this organisation might be able to help as it is mentioned on their website:
