WARNING!
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WARNING!
WARNING TO FRIENDS, FAMILY,
AND OTHER CORRESPONDENTS!
Overview
This site is provided to help people find out how to correspond and send money to a prison inmate.
It is VERY IMPORTANT to realize that corresponding with a prisoner is a decision that should not be taken lightly.
What is a Convicted Felon?
A CONVICTED FELON is someone who has been tried and convicted by a jury of his or her peers for a very serious crime. Some examples of very serious crimes include DUI offenses, drug use, possession, sales, and trafficking, financial crimes, fraud, manslaughter, murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, property crimes, and theft.
While there are certainly cases of wrong convictions, and even wrong capital punishments - the vast majority of the inmates are there because they did it, and were convicted of it by twelve men and women (unless of course they pled guilty to it or to some other charge).
Even with its mistakes, the United States Criminal Justice System is the best system that exists on this planet.
DO NOT LET AN OFFENDER CONVINCE
YOU THAT THEY ARE ONE OF THE
"WRONG CONVICTIONS"!
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS:
ITS 99% LIKELY THEY DID IT!
Sending an Offender Money
Large sums of money
Be careful as well when sending an offender money. The bottom line is the prison facility provides nearly everything an offender could need. Offenders do have the opportunity to purchase various things at the canteen or commissary, but these purchases are not tremendously expensive. One of the biggest purchases for an inmate is a television.
IF YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO
SEND LARGE SUMS
OF MONEY TO AN OFFENDER,
YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED!
Before sending an offender money, you may wish to contact the facility where they are housed at and ask to talk to the offenders case worker. You can ask their opinion of sending money to the offender, and maybe figure out a reasonable amount of money to send.
More warnings about money
- The offender who you are sending money to could owe a debt to another offender. Your money could be going to pay off this debt!
- The offender may owe many debts to society. Anytime an offender receives money, much of it can be applied to these debts by the institution. So your money could be going to pay off the offender's debts, with little of it going to the offender to spend.
- Are you sure you are not being conned??? remember, this person is an offender, housed in a prison facility. They didn't get there by being good boys and girls. Offenders can make a lot of empty promises that they have no plans on keeping. They may be using you for your money.
- Consider sending a care package or a gift magazine subscription. You help the offender, but don't have to worry about the problems with sending money. If they don't want the care package or the magazine, then that should be a big giant red flag.
The Truth Test
Scams have been run by offenders to obtain funds from pen pals. Below are some tips to help you compare what the offender is telling you versus other records. It is a way to help gauge the "truthfulness" of the offender.
General Lies
- Compare what they tell you versus the inmate or offender search that many departments provide. Many have pictures of the offender, so you can quickly figure out the truth. What are they telling you about their race, age, sex, weight, crime committed, sentence length, sexual orientation, and marital status?
Release Details
What are they telling you about their release date? If they tell you any of the following, THEY ARE LYING.
- They will be released as soon as legal fees are paid.
- They will be released as soon as court costs are paid.
- They will be released when restitution is paid.
- They will be released when lawyer fees are paid.
THESE ARE ALL LIES!!! They will be released when their time is up. It's that simple. All of four items above are dealt with in civil courts - they are in prison for sentences ordered by criminal courts.
If you are looking more details about the offender's release date or to verify the offender's conviction, try contacting the State Department Of Corrections where the offender is housed, the county where the offender was convicted, or other legal authorities.
Dating, Love, and Marriage
LADIES....., AND GENTLEMEN!
Do you really think your prince charming or princess is waiting for you behind the walls of the state penitentiary?? Is there no one on the outside to date?? If your answer to these questions is yes, perhaps you need some help. Healthy relationships usually are not built on the foundation of a stay in prison. The help you need is to figure out why you feel you are unworthy of a relationship with someone outside of prison, and figure out how to raise your self value and worth to where you can say "I deserve better, I deserve the best for my relationships". If you can't say that and believe it, Maybe you should hold off on dating for a while.
A lot of empty promises of a "happily ever after" start out from inside prison walls. What you may really get is heartache and anguish. You have worth and value. You deserve a relationship with someone who is not an offender. You need to convince yourself of it.
Can offenders change?
Yes! They can. Many of the offenders inside prison will be released some day. Some will return to prison. Some will turn away from their past, and live productive happy lives. The owner of this site is a Christian, and believes in the changing power of God. Of course, there are other reasons and motivations that cause offenders to change their lives. It is our belief that when an offender is released from prison, their debt to society is PAID. They should be treated the same as anyone else outside of prison. It is the offender's choice to lead a productive happy life, or to re-offend.
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