PRISON PEN PALS - Use Our Site To Write To A Prisoner

Use Our Site To Write To A Prisoner

by Regular Mail

The fastest and surest way to make contact with a prisoner is to write to them directly, by regular mail. For this purpose all inmate prison addresses are provided at the end of each ad.

Writing directly really is the best way. Your letter will usually arrive more quickly (email messages we receive are not forwarded until the following Monday) and has less chance of being refused by the prison mailroom (we sometimes experience difficulty forwarding email messages, especially to prisoners in Oregon, New York, Florida, and Louisiana). Also, most inmates would prefer a handwritten letter over an email.

If you see the linked message "Print me a letter" on an inmate's page, you can click that link and type a letter to that inmate. You then print the letter on your printer at your home or office and mail the letter directly yourself by regular mail. We will NOT forward the letter for you.

by Email Forwarding

If you see the linked message "Send me an email" on an inmate's page, you can click that link and type an email message to the inmate that we will then download and forward for you the following Monday. We will only forward the first email message from you to any prisoner and prisoners cannot email you back; any correspondence thereafter between you and that prisoner must be by regular mail.

Remember: Prisoners do not have access to the Internet and cannot email you! You must provide a complete return mailing address (snail mail address that includes street address or po box and city, state, and zip code) when writing or sending email messages. Any messages that do not contain a complete return mailing address will be deleted.

Do not attempt to put prisoners you know in touch with prisoners on this site! This represents inmate-to-inmate contact and it is prohibited in most institutions. It also represents an attempt for a prisoner to benefit from our service without paying for it. This is unethical and strictly prohibited. These messages are caught and deleted so please do not waste your time sending them. If you know of a prisoner who wants to receive penpals through our service request a brochure or sign them up online to get them started receiving mail.