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Million book project yale. The mellon foundation s 5 25 million grant will fund the million book project hosted at yale law school s justice collaboratory which aims to transform the role of literature and libraries in the lives of people in prison. Presidential initiatives reference number. Extending access to books including poetry literature history and social thought across the prison system and creating.

The origin story of the new project called the million book project started in 2006 when dr. The million book project will bring curated 500 book literary time capsules to 1 000 prisons and juvenile detention centers to each state in the united states washington d c. Donate to the million book project founded by reginald dwayne betts yale law 16.

Million book project brings literature to 1 000 us prisons. The million book project conceptualized by poet and legal scholar reginald dwayne betts and brought to life through a joint partnership with yale law school s justice collaboratory and support from the mellon foundation will have two objectives. Extending access to books including poetry literature history and social thought across the prison system and creating opportunities.

The million book project po box 208329 new haven ct 06520 8329 ref 38701 contact us. An early collection of books from the indian scanning centers of the universal library project sometimes called the million books project. June 4 2020 length.

We are interested in collecting them as we are aiming to collect then donate over one million books back into the community by the end of 2018. Poems by reginald dwayne betts at amazon. Is running the books project with the yale law school s justice.

Addeddate 2004 12 16 16 52 35 collection universallibrary texts contributor brian pandji. Many of these books are not complete or in good shape. 42 months program area.