In response to a letter we sent to Congressman DeFazio in Oregon, we received the following: Dear Ms. Brown: Thank you for contacting me about mandatory minimum sentencing. We are in complete agreement on this issue. You will be pleased to know that I have...
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Update: Website Fundraiser ā 7 days left
Inmate Fundraiser Update: We have seven days to make a payment of $750.00 to our dream web-design team. Prisoners, whose average earnings are $35 a month, have donated $350 in a single week. After we unexpectedly lost funding for our new website, inmates rallied to...
Adopt an Inmate Needs Your Help
Thereās good news and bad news ā¦ Many of you are aware of our website re-design which is underway. We were lucky enough to find a talented design team that is both excited about the project, and supportive of our cause ā so much so that they have adopted an inmate. On...
Fall 2016 Quarterly E-Newsletter
Click on the image to open the PDF. Enter your email in the sidebar to the right and receive each new issue in your email. This publication was created for you ā family members, friends, and advocates of prisoners. In each issue you will find useful resources for and...
Newsday: About Prison Reform
Spotted in today's Newsday: my letter to the editor about prison reform. While some of my words were eclipsed or altered, I'm grateful for being given the space to share the importance of treating all people as human beings and worthy of respect, support, and...
NEWS: FCC Approves Modified Phone Rate Caps to Bring Financial Relief for Prisonersā Families
PRESS RELEASE Human Rights Defense Center For Immediate Release August 4, 2016 FCC Approves Modified Phone Rate Caps to Bring Financial Relief for Prisonersā Families Washington, D.C. ā Today the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted modified rate caps for...
Letters From Prison: Welfare Check Please
Here is a touching letter from an inmate in Texas who is worried about a fellow inmate he met during transit - which means he likely spent a week or less with him. #InmatesAreHuman
Update: Yvette Louisell
We blogged about Yvette last August, and are can now report that she has been approved for work-release. Des Moines Register story here, see text below. For the first time in almost 28 years, convicted murderer Yvette Louisell soon will live outside the walls of...
AI Quarterly E-Newsletter: Summer 2016
Hot off the presses, the AI Newsletter Summer 2016. This publication was created for you - family members, friends, and advocates of prisoners. In each issue you will find useful resources for and from inmates; artwork, stories, and recommendations from both adopters...
Inmate Art: Muse of the Builder
This piece is from our friend J.E. Forbes in Pennsylvania.