Used books fill every available space in the office of the Appalachian Prison Book Project in Morgantown, W.Va., on Nov. 13 as outreach coordinator Dominique Bruno looks at unopened requests. The volunteer program has so far shipped more than 11,000 free, used books to prisoners in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee.

Artwork and thank-you notes from inmates in six states decorate a fireplace mantle at the Morgantown, W.Va., office of the Appalachian Prison Book Project. The volunteer program has so far shipped more than 11,000 free, used books to prisoners in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Tennessee.