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Amandajane Griffith

Dictionaries on a shelf

The Power of a Dictionary

by Amandajane GriffithApril 21, 20212 Comments

“I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.” -- Malcolm X When…

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Mail Call in the Prison System

by Amandajane GriffithApril 1, 2021April 22, 20213 Comments

Words diamonds on pages of gold A message from heaven as their story is told, “We love you, miss you, pray you’ll be free.” A treasure-filled envelope just for me. Please bring memories of joy I once knew Family, friends…

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Miscellaneous, Voices from the Inside
APBP office at the Aull Center

Why Donate to Prison Book Projects When Prisons Have Libraries?

by Amandajane GriffithFebruary 17, 2021February 24, 20214 Comments

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe” — Madeleine L’Engle Most prisons have libraries, so why has APBP mailed over 45,000 books across six Appalachian states: West…

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