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Jesse, 32

State custody · Oregon

State Correctional Facility

I am 32 and I have been drawing since I was a kid. I paint with whatever I can get my hands on in here — mostly colored pencil and coffee. I am working toward a degree through the correspondence program, slowly. I would like to trade letters with somebody creative, or honestly anybody who will tell me what is going on out there. I am behind on the news by about six years.

Art & drawing · Music · Friendship

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Gary, 57

State custody · Pennsylvania

State Correctional Facility

I am 57, from outside Pittsburgh. I have a life sentence and I have made my peace with most of it. I write a lot — short pieces, letters, the beginnings of a book I will probably never finish. I fished every creek in western Pennsylvania before I came in and I can still tell you which ones are worth it. Write me something long. I will write you something longer.

Books & reading · Writing · Letters

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Raymond, 54

State custody · Georgia

State Correctional Facility

I am 54, and I have been in the Georgia system longer than I have been out of it. I have four grandchildren I have mostly watched grow up through photographs. I teach a cooking class here on Saturdays — we make do with a microwave and a hot pot and we make it work. I am not looking for anything complicated. Just somebody honest to write to.

Faith · Family & kids · Cooking

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Luis, 29

Federal custody · Texas

Federal Correctional Institution

My name is Luis and I am 29, from San Antonio. I am in a federal facility and I have been taking HVAC classes in here because I am not coming back. I have a six-year-old daughter who is the reason I get up. I speak English and Spanish. I would like to hear from people who know how to keep a conversation going.

Friendship · Learning a trade · Music

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Danny, 36

State custody · Missouri

State Correctional Facility

I am 36 and I have about four years left on my sentence. I grew up on a farm outside Springfield and I still miss the smell of a hayfield. I read two or three books a month, mostly history. I play guitar badly and I am not going to stop. I am looking for someone to write to regularly, no pressure and no games.

Letters · Music · Books & reading

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Marcus, 43

State custody · Ohio

State Correctional Facility

I am 43, from the east side of Cleveland, and I have been down eleven years. I stay in the chapel program and I run the Wednesday Bible study for my block. I cook better than anybody in this unit, which is not saying much. I would like somebody to write to about ordinary things — your week, your kids, what you had for dinner. I answer every letter I get.

Friendship · Bible study · Sports & fitness

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