Today over two million people are in prison in this country. Many of them for nonviolent crimes. One thing that some people do is become pen pals with people in prison. It can be very lonely spending year after year in jail, most of it spent in a single jail block, often for twenty three hours a day.
Prisoners lose contact with their family members and friends.
A letter can make a tremendous difference. Many people are intimidated by the idea of writing to a prisoner. Just remember that they are people too. Everyone needs and is entitled to having a friend. I would like to say that inmates are people too, there is no category they fall in except most were poor.