How to Write to an Inmate Using Snail Mail
Let’s start with a base ground on what you CAN and CAN’T write to prisoner for their safety and yours.
You CAN:
- Recall nice memories
- Tell more about yourself
- Write things that you feel comfortable being read in public.
- Talk about mutual interests
- Ask question’s about the inmate’s life
- Mention friends and family members and talk about them
- Inform the inmate about the news in the state and worldwide
- The weather
You CAN’T:
- Threaten the inmate
- Write encrypted messages
- Write negatively about jail officials
- Talk about crimes or describe them
- Describe escape plan ideas in the letter
- Mention drugs or any other prohibited substances
- Include drawings that might be interpreted as hidden messages
Remember that the letters you send out to any inmate are opened and read by correctional officers first before they get delivered to the inmates.
If you write something, as yourself “Would I post this in a public area for anyone to read it?” Depending on your answer, you can include that on your letter or not. That is on you. All letters or pictures you send to an inmate become a public to any inmates inside the facility. We advice that you dont provide personal information that would harm you in anyway.
In short, be ware of the information, ideas, expressions you would share with a stranger on the street. Do your own research about the inmate you want to contact. Our site makes the best to filter out certain information.
How to Write to an Inmate on a First Letter
Remember that the letters you send out to any inmate are opened and read by correctional officers first before they get delivered to the inmates.
If you write something, as yourself “Would I post this in a public area for anyone to read it?” Depending on your answer, you can include that on your letter or not. That is on you. All letters or pictures you send to an inmate become a public to any inmates inside the facility. We advice that you dont provide personal information that would harm you in anyway.
In short, be ware of the information, ideas, expressions you would share with a stranger on the street. Do your own research about the inmate you want to contact. Our site makes the best to filter out certain information.
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