One of PCP’s goals as a prisoner solidarity project is to build our collective capacity to fight for prisoners on an individual and structural level. We want to empower outside pen pals to advocate for comrades in prison.
If your pen pal is facing abuse or needs support from the outside, but you don’t know where to start, please get in touch with us!
How to write a letter of support for parole/clemency/asylum
Organizing a phone zap/campaign
How to Organize a Phone Zap – Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
How Loved Ones Outside Can Advocate for People in Prison – Prison Health News
Advocacy Toolkit – Prison Policy Initiative
Find out about a prison/DOC’s specific policies
Info on US Prisons by State and Facility – MIM(Prisons)
Agency-Specific Policies – Transgender Law Center
See also our 2018 newsletter, which features writing from PCP inside members on the subject of censorship, and our 2021 newsletter about healthcare.
If you have experience with prisoner advocacy from inside or outside, feel free to share your own personal testimony or resources that you have found helpful.