Mission Statement

Simply put, our mission is to reduce recidivism through letter writing. We are horrified at what has become a wildfire trend to incarcerate greater numbers of people for longer periods of time. Our nation's prison growth is unprecedented. It is big business. It is affecting every single American in some way, if only in increased taxes to sustain the growth. Every dollar spent on another prison cell is another dollar that cannot be spent on a classroom. Every life languishing behind bars represents lost potential and waste.

Your letters of friendship and encouragement can inspire an inmate to improve himself, to seek an education, to find employment upon release. Your letters might prevent a suicide or other desperate act born of loneliness. Your letters have the power to impact a human life that has otherwise been disposed of in that vast wasteland known as the prison system. Our mission is to help people connect with each other with one common goal: to reduce the prison population in our country by reducing the number of inmates who return to prison after they have been released.  We believe that the positive influence of regular correspondence with new friends will lessen the loneliness, inspire hope, and ultimately reduce recidivism for these men and women. We are committed to remembering the forgotten in the hope that they will one day return to us as productive members of a caring society.