jail friends

Everybody on the inside needs somebody on the outside. That's true. Make a pact with your friend to accept your collect calls from jail just in case you ever happen to end up there--unexpecteds like that do happen to people. You have to research which phone service the facility uses to accept collect calls on a cell phone, but it can be done so just have patience and realize how worth your effort is is to someone who feels they have no contact with the world. Also, inmates in jail, not prison, but jail, need people to put say 20 or 40 bucks on their commissary account so they can buy paper, stamps, envelopes, to write to loved ones. Some inside don't have anyone on the outside they can write to, so adopting a jail pen pal is not a bad idea either. You can find out how by contacting your local sheriff's office or city jail. Just ask how you can write to current inmates and have your letter delivered to a man or a woman. Just write current events and things you think about--inmates on the inside crave news of the outside and in jails there aren't any TV sets. Jail is a whole different world than prison is and not enough people know that. So make yourself aware and do something about this ongoing problem. Did you know that people who get arrested at home don't even get to change clothes before they are cuffed and led out? That means some people in jail don't have proper clothes, socks, underwear, tee shirts, etc. So think about this issue. It's worth some thought.