RESOURCES FOR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES OF THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED
Loving and providing support for an inmate shouldn't be hard, so we are regularly adding new content to help make it easier for friends and families with a loved one currently serving time in a correctional facility in the State of Virginia.
FREE MAILINGS, TRICKS & TIPS FOR FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED LOVED ONES
Never underestimate what receiving a piece of mail truly means to someone who is incarcerated. Whether it be a letter from home, photographs, a simple postcard, a child's drawing, free catalogues, free travel brochures or even a magazine, hearing one's name called out loud at mail call can feel like striking gold for those who are so removed from their loved ones. (For information on how much, and what you can mail to an inmate click here, for our handy guide)
We have heard so often from those currently serving time in state prisons just how difficult, and emotionally draining it can be to watch others receive mail around you, but to never hear your own name called out. No matter how busy we being the friends and family of an incarcerated person may be, we can find 5-15 minutes to send some physical correspondence.
We understand all to well how factors like time, money and resources can limit or prevent families from being able to write their loved ones, but luckily there are a few quick, simple and even free options that come with little to no time commitment. Most of the suggestions mentioned here are designed to take no more than 5 minutes, and have all been hyperlinked for your convenience.
phone apps or services mentioned in this article are not affiliated in anyway with Advocate VA and are listed for informational purposes only.
SENDING MAIL TO YOUR INCARCERATED LOVED ONES
Currently housed in a Virginia Department of Corrections Facility
In this digital age we forget just how much snail mail can brighten someone's day, or give them something to look forward to during hard times. Mail can help bridge the divide between those currently incarcerated and their loved ones.
We have heard so often from those currently serving time in state prisons just how difficult, and emotionally draining it can be to watch others receive mail around you, but to never hear your own name called out. No matter how busy we being the friends and family of an incarcerated person may be, we can find 5-15 minutes to send some physical correspondence.
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For a direct link to VADOC'S mailing policy click here
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For a direct link to Operating Procedure 803.1 (Inmate and Probationer/Parolee Correspondence) click here
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