"In Their Shoes: Unheard Stories of Reentry & Recovery" Movie Matinee

Join us in support of Quincy's own Pr*son Book Program (PBP) for a special movie matinee featuring In Their Shoes: Unheard Stories of Reentry and Recovery (2019).

PBP is a nonprofit organization providing free books and reading materials to incarcerated individuals across the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico. As an approved book vendor for over 1,000 prisons and jails, PBP is committed to the transformative power of reading.

We’ll also hear from representatives from Pr*son Book Program, who will share a brief overview of PBP and opportunities for getting involved. Afterwards, there will be an off-site volunteer opportunity with PBP from 1 - 4 PM at their office in Quincy, for those interested! Let’s come together to provide a second chance for many by supporting education and empowerment behind bars. See you at the library!

Learn more about PBP at Pr*son Book Program Book Donation Guidelines. Books needed for specific people are posted to PBP’s Amazon wish list. You can also purchase much-needed books from wish lists at All She Wrote (LGBTQ+), Brookline Booksmith, Frugal Bookstore, Harvard Bookstore, Porter Square Books, SideQuest, and Wellesley Books.

: Saturday, May 10, 1 - 4 PM, PBP OFFICE (1306 Hancock St, Quincy, MA)

Questions? Call PBP at (617) 423-3298.

In Their Shoes: Unheard Stories of Reentry and Recovery

Meet the men whose lives intersect in a Pr*son reentry and addiction recovery creative writing program. Learn, from their own words, what lead them to commit their crimes, and witness the complexity of their ongoing stories on the outside. With interviews and appearances by Mayor Marty Walsh, Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Sheriff Michael Bellotti, Professor Randall Horton, Dr. Bertha Madras of Trump’s Commission on the Opiate Crisis, and more. This film was created to amplify the disempowered and generally vilified populations in the drug crises – the easiest targets caught in the most difficult cycles. Get to know the real people- surprisingly relatable, sometimes terrifying, and too often heartbreaking- who live silently behind today’s headlines in these untold stories.

Rated: TV-14 | Runtime: 1 hours, 12 minutes

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