--- product_id: 1610201 title: "Serving Productive Time: Stories, Poems, and Tips to Inspire Positive Change from Inmates, Prison Staff, and Volunteers" price: "19.79 DT" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1610201-serving-productive-time-stories-poems-and-tips-to-inspire-positive store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Serving Productive Time: Stories, Poems, and Tips to Inspire Positive Change from Inmates, Prison Staff, and Volunteers **Price:** 19.79 DT **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Serving Productive Time: Stories, Poems, and Tips to Inspire Positive Change from Inmates, Prison Staff, and Volunteers - **How much does it cost?** 19.79 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1610201-serving-productive-time-stories-poems-and-tips-to-inspire-positive) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul —a program that develops positive change for inmates and their loved ones With their books Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul , Tom and Laura Lagana have shown readers how to make positive use of their time—whether they are serving others or serving time. In Serving Productive Time they go one step further, using powerful stories, poems, and cartoons created by inmates and others to address the realities of penal existence. They build on these voices of experience with essays and advice that show inmates how to truly make their time count, and give meaning to their lives right now, while making amends for their crimes and working toward release. Inspires inmates to use programs and resources, perform positive deeds, and acquire skills Empowers correctional staff, counselors, families, and volunteers to help inmates who want to make positive changes in their lives Review: A must read for all inmates and their families - I can not say enough about how wise this whole collaboration is of stories and poems from such diverse people. Talk about hitting hard in the heart! And for an older book, it is truly relevant still today. I wish every inmate could read this! I want to read more books of this caliber of wisdom. I welcome suggestions. Anyway, thanks to everyone who contributed to this book! I needed the hope! My son is INSIDE and I hope he reads the one I sent him and hope he has an open heart and channel to get the beautiful messages. Review: My son loved this book and even took the time to write ... - My son loved this book and even took the time to write some of the poems to send to his father and I. His words were 'it's a great book and I share many of the same feelings as the people who wrote the poems and stories'...... I have downloaded the kindle version since as the letters he wrote about the book were so heartfelt. It's a book worthy of reading and sending if you know of anyone that is incarcerated. The book speaks volumes. ## Features - Serving Productive Time: Stories, Poems, and Tips to Inspire Positive Change from Inmates, Prison Staff, and Volunteers ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,595,962 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #253 in Volunteer Work (Books) #6,759 in Criminology (Books) #33,517 in Motivational Self-Help (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 100 Reviews | ## Images ![Serving Productive Time: Stories, Poems, and Tips to Inspire Positive Change from Inmates, Prison Staff, and Volunteers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717NX2u+HtL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read for all inmates and their families *by P***. on February 18, 2014* I can not say enough about how wise this whole collaboration is of stories and poems from such diverse people. Talk about hitting hard in the heart! And for an older book, it is truly relevant still today. I wish every inmate could read this! I want to read more books of this caliber of wisdom. I welcome suggestions. Anyway, thanks to everyone who contributed to this book! I needed the hope! My son is INSIDE and I hope he reads the one I sent him and hope he has an open heart and channel to get the beautiful messages. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My son loved this book and even took the time to write ... *by A***R on May 23, 2016* My son loved this book and even took the time to write some of the poems to send to his father and I. His words were 'it's a great book and I share many of the same feelings as the people who wrote the poems and stories'...... I have downloaded the kindle version since as the letters he wrote about the book were so heartfelt. It's a book worthy of reading and sending if you know of anyone that is incarcerated. The book speaks volumes. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly Recommended! *by K***E on February 13, 2010* I ordered this book last month for a prisoner in California, and he has already sent me a review of it. This is what he wrote: "I just finished reading 'Serving Productive Time' and the stories are inspiring - some of them are very much like things I could say about my own life and stirred emotions in me (yes, he cried!). At the end of each chapter there is a questionnaire/exercise that you can do, so the reader can interact with the book. The book is well-written and put together, and while it has a lot of Christian stories, there are also secular and other religious viewpoints acknowledged, so even a non-Christian could read the book without taking 'offense'. The book has contact information for most of the people who contributed stories to it, which is good, as even though some are in prison there are a few that I plan on contacting. Each chapter also has contact info for outreach programs (a few that I am also contacting) and short sections on topics such as 'selecting a college or university'. I enjoyed reading this, it was very uplifting and I recommend it for other prisoners that want idea's on how they can serve their time productively. I only wish I had more copies of it to share with other inmates - my copy is already being passed around!" --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1610201-serving-productive-time-stories-poems-and-tips-to-inspire-positive](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/1610201-serving-productive-time-stories-poems-and-tips-to-inspire-positive) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-26*