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, recommendations from both adopters and adoptees; and news from the staff. Don’t forget...
Melissa Bee
We’re in the Newspaper!
Fern Ridge Review December 16, 2015 A new non-profit taking on a life of its own Nice piece in the Fern Ridge Review, with possible follow-up article in the future. Click below for PDF with text. Minor corrections to article: Rick is Executive Director, Melissa is...
It’s #GivingTuesday!
Adopt an Inmate wants to wish all of our followers, volunteers, and adopters a very happy and blessed holiday season. Our first volunteer day was very successful, and will be a regular event. We made new friends, we processed mail, we noshed, we listened to music, and...
Inmate Art: Parole Denied
This artwork was sent in from Timothy in Ohio, who maintains his innocence. I continue to fight my case on my own and will continue as long as it takes to be a free man again.
Letters From Angels: Anyone Can Write a Letter
Yesterday's blog post was a poem and drawing sent to us by Ron in Florida. I showed my 82-year old aunt Nancy the picture, because she loves to see the artwork that prisoners send in. Nancy has lost some of her ability to read and write, but makes a valiant effort...
Inmate Art: Locked In
This beautiful work is by Jason in Pennsylvania.
Inmate Art: Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween, from Andrew in Texas and Adopt an Inmate. Come back tomorrow to read "Late One Night," a story Andrew shared with us about something that really happened in his cell.
Inmate Art: “Universal Guardian”
This artwork was created by an inmate in Indiana who is in his cell 23 hours a day, using only a "flex pen" (the inner plastic ink tube of a disposable ink pen). This piece is "the beginning conception of a trilogy presently at work called "Lord of the Dragon and the...
Letters From Angels: I Had One Person
This is from our new friend of the blog, Frank, who has recently adopted an inmate. Watch for more from Frank in this series. I find myself with extra time on my hands these days due to my health and I try to think of ways to make a difference. I remember my time...
Letters From Angels: A Mother’s Tears
First in our new series, Letters From Angels, which is a companion to our Letters From Prison series. This was written by a mother whose son was wrongfully convicted. AJ, I picked myself a flower today, and said they were from you. Because if you were here with...