Please sign and share this petitionĀ Stop TakingĀ Our Family Visitation Time Away For news updates about the issue, check here at The Forgotten Majority.
Melissa Bee
Hate Mail – “No Stamps”
See the post that launched this series here. We receive returned mail almost daily, refused due to various mail violations. Postage is one of our biggest expenses, so because postcards stamps are cheaper than regular first class stamps, we have an assortment of...
Help Us Help April Barber
I get calls from inmates all over the country, all day long. Many of them are collect calls, and as much as I wish I could, I can't accept them - we've no budget for it. Each state's prison phone system has its particular recording, typically announcing whether it is...
Hot off the Presses, Martin Lockett’s new book: “My Prison Life”
We're thrilled to congratulate our friend Martin Lockett on the publication of his second book, My Prison Life: A Blogger's Insights from the Inside. I was honored to write the foreword, and so grateful to be involved in some small way in this project. You can find...
A Roundabout Happy Mother’s Day
A random act of kindness from a prisoner. #justlikeus
Breaking News: South Carolina Prisoners Reflect on Causes of Violence In Prisons, & Solutions
Thanks to Jared WareĀ for this thorough coverage. We are publishing his interview with three SC inmates in its entirety with his permission. The deadliest incident of violence in a United States prison in a quarter century took place at the Lee Correctional Institution...
Urgent: Texas Father of Two Facing Ten Years For Unknowingly Violating Federal Law
I was caught in the web of the tainted justice system and my freedom depends on this.... Please read this and you will understand why I need your help. I was charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person due to a conviction from over 15 years ago. Here's...
Recent Donations
Everything we do revolves around the mail, and opening our post office box is a daily adventure. This week, we received a handful of unexpected donations in the mail - just in time for our volunteer work sessions this weekend. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts...
Jpay Stamp Discount for Selected Locations
The following promotion is directly from Jpay: Sunday was Daylight Saving Time, so even though you set your clocks forward, we are rolling back prices!Ā JPay is offering 10% off stamp purchases today through Friday, March 16, 2018! We hope this promotion makes it a...
Jpay Stamp Sale
Jpay is offering a 10% discount on "stamps" for those who write to inmates in TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice) starting today, Tuesday, December 5 until Tuesday, December 12, 2017. IMPORTANT: If you use Jpay to write to inmates in any state - please...