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Junior League of Lynchburg collects 10,000 books for inmates
Goal was set for 1,000 books
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – One local organization is showing love with literature.
The Junior League of Lynchburg set a goal to collect 1,000 books for local inmates – and the group received an overwhelming response of 10,000 books.
Ann Iniguez, a mental health counselor at Lynchburg’s Adult Detention Center, is a new member of the Junior League and says she noticed the jail’s books were in bad condition.
It only took them about a week to exceed their goal.
Iniguez says books help reduce inmates’ psychological distress, and the drive made them feel like they haven’t been forgotten.
With visitation to the Lynchburg jail suspended for almost a year now, a drive is underway this month to collect 1,000 books for people detained there.
Ann Iñiguez, a mental health counselor working out of the Lynchburg Adult Detention Center, said sheâd considered a drive to help fill the jailâs shelves for a few years now.
âIt seems like itâs maybe long overdue,â she said.
After she joined the Junior League of Lynchburg in the fall, she realized she had the perfect platform to collaborate and get the word out to make the project a reality. Jail administration approved her request right off the bat, she added.