Dating a prisoner could be emotionally taxing, but maybe the nuts and bolts of the relationship may be easier than a traditional one?
I set out to examine this from all sides, do my research and find out what it takes to date, or be social with a CT inmate. I'll tell you what led me to this subject, I was watching TikTok the other night, and in my feed there was a video that opened my eyes to the dating world for incarcerated individuals. Below is the video that made me curious. Chelsea seems to be an attractive and sweet person. Once you put a face to an issue like this, it changes things and you start to wonder more about what life must be like for someone who is locked up.
I brought my curiosity to my radio show. During the research for the segment, we learned some things. Love a Prisoner says their mission is to "give inmates a sense of hopefulness by connecting them to people on the outside world. Prison Inmate Pen Pal allows you to "write female or male prison pen-pals free.
Female and male inmates have address, photo, incarceration details and personal Bio information with direct 'mail-to' contact information for every prison pen-pal listed. This is all well and good but I tried to do a few test-runs, wanting more information on how a person would contact a CT inmate. I figured there have to be strict guidelines. I can't imagine that every inmate gets an e-mail address and can just contact anyone.
I went in search of some of these answers and found some helpful information along the way. All correspondence must include the inmate's full name and their inmate number in addition to the address of the facility where they are incarcerated. There shall be no limit placed on the number of letters an inmate may write or receive at personal expense, except as a disciplinary penalty, in accordance with Administrative Directive 9. Some prisoners have access to tablets through this program.
