How Books Can Change Lives Behind Bars

A conversation with Andy Chan of Books to Prisoners, sponsored by Evincer:
https://evincer.org/?link=wiser

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00:00 - Introduction
02:18 - What is Books to Prisoners?
06:03 - The Dangers of Donating Old Books?
07:58 - Banning Books
10:19 - Changing the Book Banning Process
18:24 - Evincer.org
19:55 - What Books Should be Banned in Prisons?
24:29 - Punishment vs. Rehabilitation
27:31 - Do Prisoners Deserve Books?
30:35 - How Big of an Impact Could Books to Prisoners Make?
34:32 - The Impact of Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
38:59 - What is the Most Challenging Part of Books to Prisoner's Mission?
43:31 - Research on the Impact of Books to Prisoners Programs
48:05 - Changing Just One Person's Life
51:36 - Mandatory Prison Reading Programs?
55:50 - How to Donate to Books to Prisoners

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