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Jpay to Securus Conversion
FL, TX, and WA State Adopters: If your adoptee is in TDCJ (Texas state), FDC (Florida Dept. of Corrections), or WA DOC (Washington state), be aware that for emessaging, you're going to be faced with a Jpay to Securus conversion. If you have an existing Jpay account,...
Your support makes a difference for prisoners this giving season
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and Giving Tuesday follows quickly after. If you haven't selected a nonprofit to donate to this year, this is a perfect time to support our work. Even small amounts make a big difference to those who can't be with their families. Your support...
Arizona Prisoner’s Annual Secret Santa Drive
Our dear friend Tricia in Arizona is looking for a little help to brighten the holidays for as many as 40 other prisoners. If you'd like to contribute a few bucks to this cause, just go to our Donate page and note that it's for the AZ Secret Santa Project. Hello...
Poetry From Prison – by Kurtis Williams
To the nonunscrupulous inmate, with a question about your fate, & whether you're alone? While pacing in that cell, within that prison hell, without friends or family or home. There is a rarity in life, born of heart not violence or knife, but by a leader or two, A...
A Warrior Mother’s Strength on the Prison Battlefield
Photo by Dustin Humes on Unsplash We received permission to share a response to a woman's question on Quora, after her 20-year old son received a 15 year prison sentence. "I don’t want him to feel depressed and give up. Is there anything I can do for him while he is...
We Have Names
Photo by tristan on Unsplash This morning we woke up to gun fire right outside our windows. We look out and there are targets posted in the yard shaped like humans. Officers from the tower were doing live fire target practice drills in our yard. In my whole time ever...