This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for something small that makes an enormous impact. A single letter, a volunteer, or one message of hope can change someone’s safety and sense of worth inside a prison. Your gift today keeps those lifelines alive and helps us reach the people too often left behind.
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Happy Sunday, Friends 🐝, After a little getaway — my annual girls weekend (any guesses [scroll down to comment] where we were?) and a visit with my daughter and grandloves — I’m back at my desk, settling into work mode and catching up on a mountain of emails. There’s...
Today is World Letter Writing Day, and in our world, it’s more than stationery and stamps. For people in prison, a letter is proof that they exist outside the walls — that someone remembers, cares, and listens. A single letter can brighten a day, calm a fear, or carry...
Happy Sunday Friends, This week looked a little different - no new blog posts, and with my upcoming travel (9/11–9/24), posts will continue to be light. Always know that even when we’re not publishing, we’re working hard behind the scenes and preparing what’s next....
Kurtis & Joe Part 4: Kurtis & Joe face heartbreak as a promised transfer falls apart. Kurtis is moved alone, leaving Joe behind.
Today is National Nonprofit Day, a chance to celebrate the work of organizations around the country that serve, connect, and uplift their communities. For over ten years, Adopt an Inmate has been building bridges between people in prison and the outside world. What...
Happy Sunday Friends, This week we’ve been shining a spotlight on prison mail restrictions. Every single day, letters, postcards, and envelopes are returned to us stamped “Rejected,” “Refused,” or simply “Return to Sender.” We’ve shared just a small sample of those...
We’re closing our week-long series on prison mail with one of the most frustrating practices of all: return labels placed directly over the recipient’s name. A simple sticker makes the person — and their letter — disappear.
Mail rejection mystery: Correct address, correct ID, harmless contents, still returned “Refused, Unable to Forward” with no explanation. Mystery solved: OK DOC moves to digital mail.