Some Background on WriteAPrisoner.com
We were originally established as an organization to help prison pen pals receive letters from free world pen pals. Inmates have been turning to us in the tens of thousands since the year 2000 to find friendship and moral support outside of prison walls. We post their pen-pal profiles, photos and contact information on WriteAPrisoner.com.
Watch out
I took a chance and started writing a few inmates on WAP.com after doing some soul searching and reading about the effects of a pen pal. I had nothing but good intentions and did not want a dating scenario etc, just to reach out, offer support, make a difference. Well I sent several letters and none were answered then one day I received three letters from the same facility. Turns out that one of the inmates I wrote wasn't interested in being my pen pal but passed on my letter to several others. I'm not offended or put off, like with anything it's taking a chance & this time it didn't work out. It was just a little weird that instead of writing "I'm not interested" or throwing the letter away, it was passed on to other people. The site itself is fantastic and I may try again at a later date. Thankfully I did get a po box and do suggest this to others who write, especially in the first letters.