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Letters From Prison: Hope is a Scarce Commodity
An excerpt of a letter from Rick in February of 2014, when he was still in county jail, and about six months before he was moved to prison. He writes about his idea to start Adopt an Inmate. I feel as though I am the most well-taken-care-of inmate in Del Valle. Having...
Rory Andes’s Review of 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
After finishing "84, Charing Cross Road" by Helene Hanff, I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the power of correspondence. Hanff, through her own personal accounts, shares the ability to know the people you've never met. As an incarcerated person myself, most new...
KOFC Interview with Adopt An Inmate’s SheEO Melissa Schmitt
SheEO, Melissa Schmitt was interviewed by Fernridge Community Radio (KOFC) to talk abut Adopt an Inmate, it's mission and some of the issues that people in prison face every day. Adopt An Inmate · KOCF Interview w/Melissa Schmitt from AI
This is What Your Stupid Justice System Does to People
My name is [redacted], I am 28 years old, I am a father of three, I’m from Odessa Texas and I am currently serving a sentence that I believe I do not deserve. This is my story. On August 15, 2018, after I was picked up from a friend's house, he was taking me back to...
Daily Prison Life Series: Convoluted
Photo by marianne bos on Unsplash For all the world to see, Hello my fellow travelers in the A.I. Universe, I will be as plain spoken about about the issues concerning incarcerated persons as I can. Sometimes I may have to backtrack to clarify things because this...
Washington State – 2022 Legislation
*CHARLES WALTER WEBER JR.* DOC #772708/C-D01 Clallam Bay Corrections Center 1830 Eagle Crest Way Clallam Bay, WA. 98326 My Family and Friends, Thank you to Jules at the Critical Resistance-Portland I have this mission to join and see to the end. The last piece "Defund...
Daily Prison Life Series: Who Polices Whom
Edvard Munch's iconic painting 'The Scream' Hello AI Family, Have you ever been refused access to use the toilet? I mean without being held in a hostage situation like a bank robbery or a kidnapping. A very rare event. But even victims of those circumstances report...
