Letter Writing Guide

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Written By Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising

Goals and Values of writing to incarcerated Rescuers:

Letters sent to Rescuers, 2022

  • Strengthen our connection to criminalized Rescuers and collectively resist their disappearance;

  • Strengthen and guide the Pro-life movement by gathering and sharing information on how Rescue is criminalized;

  • Respect and promote the leadership of incarcerated Rescuers by responding to requests for information and by asking for their input in all matters of their survival and release;

  • Connect incarcerated Rescuers with information, resources and support;

  • Monitor and resist abusive prison conditions;

  • Inform us of upcoming release possibilities for incarcerated Rescuers, including parole hearings and commutation processes, so that we can advocate with Rescuers for their release;

  • Resist the isolation that incarceration of all forms creates

  • Express our solidarity with incarcerated Rescuers with incarcerated Rescuers through vigils, financial aid, letters, amplifying their content, and advocating for them with State and National legislators.

Other things to consider when writing incarcerated Rescuers:

  • Please be aware of the scarcity of resources for incarcerated Rescuers and the power differential that creates — do not make commitments or promises that you cannot keep.

  • Please keep in mind the mixed literacy levels among incarcerated people and try to respond appropriately — ask questions to help assess what the Rescuer needs and what is the most accessible way for them to receive support.

  • Remember that letters will be opened by prison staff — ask Rescuers to let you know what they are comfortable sharing and discussing by mail.

  • Check out the BOP website to select the specific mailing address of each incarcerated Rescuer: FCI Tallahassee, FCI Thomson, FCI Danbury, FCI Aliceville, FMC Devens, FDC Philadelphia

  • Use this link to find the Rescuers mailing ID number by using their first and last name

  • Check out additional guidelines on how to send mail to incarcerated people below

    Rules for writing to Rescuers:

    • SINGLE-SIDED PAPER ONLY

    • BLACK AND BLUE INK ONLY

    • NO MORE THAN 5 PIECES OF PAPER

    • WRITE ON 8.5X11 PAPER

    • PUT YOUR ADDRESS ON THE ENVELOPE AND LETTER

    • YOUR LETTER WILL GET REJECTED IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THESE RULES

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