Prison Education Book Connection

Are you a HEP educator or program administrator looking for free textbooks for your incarcerated students?

Apply by June 6th to get textbooks for Fall 2025 courses thanks to our generous partners at W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Eligibility Criteria

Program Requirements: We are only able to provide book donations to established higher education in prison (HEP) programs with enrolled students and courses planned for the upcoming semester.
Request Limits: Quantities are limited. Please request only the number of books your program truly needs to ensure equitable distribution among eligible programs.
Use Agreement: By submitting a request, you agree that these books will be used for educational purposes within prison programs only. They may not be resold or distributed to third parties.
Shipping Address Requirements: We cannot guarantee successful shipping to residential addresses. Please plan to provide a prison address or an institutional address (e.g., program office or university address) when completing your request.

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Application

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Fall 2025 Donation List of Available Titles

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In celebration of their 100th anniversary, W. W. Norton & Company committed to a number of philanthropic causes, including donating books to higher education in prison programs.

In 2024, the Alliance hosted two cycles of the book donation program, which resulted in over 7,000 book donations and nearly $600,000 in savings for prison education programs.

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We'd love to hear from you!

If you have participated in previous cycles of the Prison Education Book Connection, we would love to hear from you about the impact of the donations! Please send any photos, testimonials, and other feedback to alliance@higheredinprison.org.

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Applications for the Fall 2025 cycle are now open!‍

Apply by June 6, 2025

Questions?
Contact us at info@higheredinprison.org