This Giving Tuesday, weāre asking for something small that makes an enormous impact. A single letter, a volunteer, or one message of hope can change someoneās safety and sense of worth inside a prison. Your gift today keeps those lifelines alive and helps us reach the people too often left behind.
This Navy veteran has spent 30 years servingāfrom the military to a prison sentence that may last the rest of his life. With no family contact and only one visitor in 8 years, he now dedicates his time to writing and prison reform advocacy. Heās written over 200 essays, and hopes someone will write back.
This disabled Iraq War veteran suffered a traumatic brain injury from an IED. Now permanently disabled, heās incarceratedāand searching for community. āI need to find friends who are gonna have my back. People like I had when I was in the Army.ā
We're delighted to share the work of our friend Phillip Alvin Jones, a talented writer, speaker, and advocate. In this post,...