WriteAPrisoner.com has filed a federal lawsuit in Jacksonville, FL which seeks to stop the Florida Department of Corrections from banning inmates from seeking pen-pals. As you might imagine there have been numerous news stories reporting on this. Most of these articles are online and have a "comment" section where people like you can log on and speak your mind on this important topic. One of the biggest problems we face is educating the public and the politicians, so this is a great opportunity for all of us to share our thoughts on this important matter. Will you please log onto one or more of the articles below and share your thoughts about the importance of pen pal correspondence? It is critical that we do not remain silent. The newspapers have given us a public forum here, and we must act immediately to educate those who still condone the violation of inmates' basic human rights. Please, click on the links below, and speak out. It is our First Amendment right, and we must use it to protect the First Amendment rights of inmates. We need you to speak out on their behalf. Thank you for taking a few minutes to add your voice to the growing outrage about this ban.
1)http://www.topix.com/forum/state/fl/T8TLK0R2I95IP76AN
2)http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlHEAD03051109.htm
3)http://www.montereyherald.com/religion/ci_12331973?nclick_check=1
4)http://www.newsobserver.com/2178/story/1515125.html
Also, if you would be willing to speak out against governors who are barring inmates from seeking pen-pals, we could really use your help. Please visit this link: http://www.writeaprisoner.com/letter-writing-campaign.aspx If you have already written the three governors barring inmates from seeking pen-pals, we thank you for that!
WriteAPrisoner.com is also actively searching for pen-pals who are willing to be plaintiffs in the state of Missouri. If the Missouri Department of Correction's rule prohibiting inmates from seeking pen-pals is impacting your ability to write them, and you would be willing to be a plaintiff, please contact us now: http://www.writeaprisoner.com/form-comment.aspx
Thank you for taking action! With your help, we can change the world that we live in.
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