Inmate Pen Pals Service

Although they are prisoners, they are human beings. Prisoners’ lives can be significantly improved and sometimes even saved for the price of a stamp. Becoming pen pals for inmates is a way for contributing to prisoner wellbeing, offering early warning of potential suicide and improving the chances of successful rehabilitation. Pen pal relationship can lead to tangible benefits for prisoners. Given the recent rise in prison violence and suicides, increased prison overcrowding and the current resource pressures on the prison system, letter-writing seems an extremely valuable way to provide greater support for prisoners based on genuine relationships of care and trust, at remarkably little cost. The potential of pen pals for inmates is remarkable as it aids to improve prisoner wellbeing of those who are sentenced to serving long or indeterminate sentences and experiencing little or no contact with anyone else outside of prison. They don’t have any contact at all with anyone out