Yvette Louisell is one of our adoptees. She was a 17-year old University of Iowa student when she was sentenced to life without parole. She turned 44 in the Iowa Correctional Institute for Woman (ICIW) last July 5th. Because of the work of Brian Stevenson and his...
Melissa Bee
Cards from Inmates
If you've written to an inmate for any length of time, chances are you've received a card, similar to the ones above. Cartoon characters are a popular subject for artists on the inside. Because no cash is allowed in prison, inmates will trade goods from commissary or...
Inmate Art
  From an inmate in Texas
Inside Angels Spotlight – Jason
Jason in Texas writes often, has a big heart, and has connected us with others on the inside who need adopting. Jason is one of the fortunate ones in that he has access to his own funds for commissary, and wants to reimburse us for the cost of sending him e-mail and...
Goethe Quote
Treat people as if they were who they ought to be, and you may contribute to their becoming all they are capable of being. - German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Letters From Ron in Texas
Most of the adoptee names we receive come from inmates. Ron, an inmate in TDCJ, is one of our own adoptees who we first told about the idea for our organization. "Adopt An Inmate," that sounds cool. Thank God that my mom is putting money on my books for me, but there...
Letter from Jason in Texas
Jason writes that he prefers a cell to a dorm. In a dorm, it's just you and your celly doing time; but in a dorm you are doing everyone's time. If you are interested in writing to Jason, please send us an email: info@adoptaninmate.org to get his mailing address.
No Mail – by Andre Washington
[Chorus] Lost in a battle that I canât win I donât know when Iâll see my family again No mail, oh well Iâll just sit in my cell And think about how close I am to going to Hell Theyâll lock a youngster in a cell Cuz he want more Than what he got But a child-molester...
Voices From Within Project
Adopt an Inmate seeks to remind the world that inmates are human. It is not our contention that all, or even most, inmates are innocent. But that, in the words of Bryan Stevenson, âEach of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done.â The Voices From Within...
Yvette M Louisell: How to Survive in Prison
One of our adoptees, Yvette Louisell, was awarded Third Place in memoir in the 2011 Prison Writing Contest for this piece. Yvette has now been incarcerated for 28 years, since she was 17. See her story here. How to Survive in Prison: A Brief History of My First...