Melissa Bee

#GivingTuesday is Here!

#GivingTuesday is Here!

Give us some Tax Deductible love! Everything we do comes out of our own pockets, and we could use a little help! We're working hard to respond to a huge backlog of requests from inmates seeking mentorship. Our angel volunteers are lined up to help - but to make this...

Florida DOC announces Jpay services beginning Spring 2018

Link The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) is in the process of implementing a new service for our inmate population. Through JPay Inc., a Florida–based company, the Department will make available a variety of multimedia services to inmates through both an...

Announcement: Hiatus From New Requests

Announcement: Hiatus From New Requests

IMPORTANT NOTICE We receive over 1,000 pieces of mail each month, and are currently overwhelmed with requests from inmates and their families. Everything we do is accomplished only with the help of volunteers, small donations, and money from our own pockets. As of...

Houston Chronicle Quotes AI About Heat in Texas Prisons

Help is on the way for vulnerable Texas prison inmates suffering through summer heat By Gabrielle Banks Updated 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Relief may be in sight for hundreds of heat-sensitive inmates at the Pack Unit northwest of Houston. State officials on...

Missing Emails

We recently discovered an issue with our email that was preventing delivery of some messages. If you have attempted to contact us in the past six weeks or so, and have not gotten a reply, please let us know as we have no way of knowing what has been missed. Please...

Trailer: Letters From Prison

Trailer: Letters From Prison

Some of you may have already seen this in our Spring 2017 Quarterly E-Newsletter - but it deserves it's own post, and we want to be sure no one misses it. We are honored and excited to share the beginnings of a joint project between AI and a young acting class. Using...

AI Spring 2017 Quarterly E-Newsletter

So much news this quarter! After some technical snags we are back on schedule with the newsletter. You won't want to miss this expanded issue, with a recent podcast from Ashley Asti in conversation with Melissa, news and pictures from our recent volunteer work weekend...

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