Local nonprofit sends books to Mississippi inmates

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A local nonprofit held a giveback Sunday afternoon for those who are incarcerated across Mississippi.

Big House Books hosts a book donation drive every Sunday in Jackson, where volunteers pack hundreds of books bound for prisons across the state.

The goal is to give inmates something to look forward to and a sense of peace behind bars. The organization says it donates more than 300 books a week…

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