Rainbow Row - Pen Pals on death row: Tips when writing to.
The mission of the Grassroots Investigation Project is to empower family members of death row inmates and anti-death penalty activists to create partnerships with lawyers, journalists, and academicians for the purpose of conducting low-cost investigations of death penalty cases that may reveal innocence and help to bring about a death penalty moratorium. Inmates may write for further information.
Death Row Inmate Hector Medina courtesy TDCJ Juan Ramirez wrote that his last visit from a family member was three-and-a-half years ago. He has been on death row since December 2004.
Writing to Death Row Inmates. Many persons who are unable to become involved in direct prison ministry are interested in corresponding with someone incarcerated. In the USA over 3100 people are on death row, waiting got the next stage in their appeals or for the signing of their death warrant. These people are convicted of murder under aggravated circumstances. Many of them are poor.
Death Row Support Project Guidelines for Writing. Here are some tips to help you begin a successful friendship and correspondence: It can be surprisingly easy to find common ground with those in prison if you let go of any preconceptions or stereotypes you may have. In your first letter, explain why you are interested in writing to someone on.
I am 38 years old 5'10 and weigh 185lbs. My date of birth is 23rd August 1969. I was born and raised in Southeast (Anacostia) Washington D.C. I am currently incarcerated on Death row In Pa fighting for my freedom. I seek to meet a person who will be of support to me and a friend. Please write to me. ANTYANE ROBINSON ,DF 4365, 175 PROGRESS DRIVE.
Death Row Support Project “Everybody on death row needs someone at their side.”—Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ. A person confined to death row often spends up to 23 hours each day alone in a small cell—for years and sometimes decades. Letters can bring a ray of hope to the darkness of death row. For those on the outside, learning to know just one prisoner can dispel some of the misconceptions.
The last sentence: How I became pen pals with an inmate on death row. The simple act of receiving a letter can be a vital lifeline for many prisoners, but there are important lessons that everyone.