Now there’s great new service that makes it easy to write an inmate.Simply write a letter and email it to www.EmailingAPrisoner.com. They will print it, stuff it in an envelope, stamp it and mail it on your behalf through the US Postal Service. The envelope is addressed to the address you provide and has your return address listed in the upper right hand corner.
If you attach a photo to your message, your photo is printed on high quality 4x6 inch photo paper and mailed along with your letter. You can upload photos to a Photo Gallery in your account.
Each letter costs $1 (US). Overseas writers can write US inmates and it costs the same as someone writing domestically. Lots of people can save money by using the service because it’s much cheaper and faster than international mail. Credits can be added to your account through PayPal or a credit card.
Messages are not emailed to a prisoner. The company simply prints and mails your letter to an inmate. You can search for an inmate by state on the company’s web site. The company recommends limiting letters to 3 pages (roughly 3000 words). All messages are printed and mailed within 1 business day (excluding Sundays and Holidays). The service estimates 3 to 5 days for delivery.
EmailingAPrisoner.com makes it easy to find a pen pal. You can search for an inmate to write to on their site.
Ted has a new pen pal from the UK that told me about this awesome service. Right now, he will need to use double the amount of stamps (that a normal domestic letter would require) to write her back. But EmailingAPrisoner.com will soon launch a new service through the site where he can send the letters to EmailingAPrisoner.com (by snail mail), then they will scan the letter and email it to the person who it is meant for. This will save him money on international postage and the letter will arrive in a week instead of 2-3 weeks.
Not only can you save money in postage, paper, envelopes and photos, but it will save you the gas it costs to get to the post office!
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