This piece is from our friend J.E. Forbes in Pennsylvania.
Melissa Bee
Calling All Angels: Stamps, please!
We are working night and day on a few projects - one of which is catching up with a significant backlog of mail. We owe several hundred replies which must go out through regular USPS mail, and that means .... we need stamps. Lots of stamps. This is an easy and...
Our loved one, their ward
Please share this story widely, this family needs answers. On February 27, 2016, I received a devastating phone call from my mom. My mom is almost 74 and was diagnosed with metastatic bone cancer about a year ago. It has been a tough road for her. I could hear my...
AI Quarterly E-Newsletter: Spring 2016
AI Newsletter Spring 2016 Page one is shown below, click the link above for the PDF file with clickable links.
Donation: Handmade Afghan for AI
We received this handmade afghan from our friend Charles Farrar, an innocent man serving a 145-to-life sentence, based on lies told by the alleged victim (his step-daughter), who has since recanted her story (over thirteen years ago). See the full story here. Charles...
Sheriff Arpaio’s Postcards
These are the postcards inmates in Arizona are forced to use.
Donations From Angels
We are moved beyond words to open our PO Box and see these gifts of cards and stamps. A very heartfelt thank-you to the angels that send them. Send donations to: Adopt an Inmate PO Box 1543 Veneta, OR 97487
Prison Artwork: Missy (Melissa) and Rick by Robert Davis
Pencil sketch from a photo (~1973), by inmate Robert Davis in TDCJ
Letters From Prison: Integrate Now!
We're working to match up veterans (or active duty) on the outside, with veterans on the inside. This comes from Zion, a veteran serving time in a California prison. I am a US Navy veteran and would like to see a program specifically geared towards...
Letters From Prison: I Just Live Here Now
Q: Age A: 42 years Q: How long have you been in prison? A: Since April 30th, 1997. (19 years) Q: What is your sentence? A: Life without parole. Q: Do you feel your time in prison has benefited you? A: Sure, I was out of control, I was unable to function as a part of...