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New Mail Rules for Virginia DOC
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Trailer: Letters From Prison
Some of you may have already seen this in our Spring 2017 Quarterly E-Newsletter - but it deserves it's own post, and we want to be sure no one misses it. We are honored and excited to share the beginnings of a joint project between AI and a young acting class. Using...
AI Spring 2017 Quarterly E-Newsletter
So much news this quarter! After some technical snags we are back on schedule with the newsletter. You won't want to miss this expanded issue, with a recent podcast from Ashley Asti in conversation with Melissa, news and pictures from our recent volunteer work weekend...
My Reluctant Ministry – Family
The most remarkable part of being locked up is not the lack of remorse and compassion from these prisoners, but the level of humanness of these so called hardened criminals. A man came to me the other day because, he said, I was a father and he didnât know what to do...
Update: Shawn Ali Bahrami
Yesterday I received a letter from our friend and featured writer Shawn Ali Bahrami. Notice the note at bottom left: Read the great news for yourself: Join us in wishing Shawn a successful journey back to his family and his community. We know he's going to do great...
Wife of Inmate Strip-Searched, Nothing Found, Still Denied Visit
Sonya Staples was attempting to visit her husband at Deep Meadow Correctional Center in State Farm, VA - something she had done many times before. This is what happened to her. Sonya's husband was put in solitary after the incident, and moved back into general...