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Prisons Need Libraries Too Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Prisons Need Libraries Too Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Prisons need libraries too. Censorship inside has been climbing faster than anything in public libraries, and the volunteer in the tee mails dictionaries, novels and law books inside and gets them back stamped rejected, three at a time. A person who is locked up is exactly who a library was invented for. This tee counts them in.

Wear it to the books-to-prisoners packing night, the library conference, the criminal justice reform rally, the law school clinic, and the family dinner where a relative says they should not get anything. It is a strong gift for a prison book volunteer, a public defender, a librarian, and the friend who mails the dictionaries.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a packing table. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the inside entry on our book bans and libraries page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What gets rejected? Dictionaries, novels, books about the law. The rejected list is mostly ordinary titles.

Would a prison books project order these for packing night? Groups do, for the packing night. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do volunteers pick? Black and Bay. Ivory for the conference.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the library board meeting, Banned Books Week, storytime, the bookstore.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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