Writing Letters to Inmates
A 2020 article on KSAT.com described the impact of letters written to inmates, especially during the time of the coronavirus shutdown. Click HERE to view the KSAT.com article entitled “San Antonio-based prison ministry launches letter-writing campaign to inmates.” The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) suspended visitation to the Texas prisons during the pandemic, and so the letter writing campaign to the incarcerated may be the best way to “visit” them. Remember, Jesus said in Matthew 25:36, “I was in prison and you visited me.”
Click HERE to view an example letter prepared by the Kolbe Core Team.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has published guidelines with regard to letters written to offenders. The TDCJ Mail System Coordinators Panel webpage may be viewed HERE. On March 1, 2020, under its “Inspect 2 Protect” program, the TDCJ began enforcing sweeping new restrictions on the mail received by offenders (being primarily limited to letters written on plain white paper mailed in plain white envelopes). A news release by the TDCJ describing the Inspect 2 Protect program and restrictions on offender mail may be viewed HERE.
If interested in participating in this letter writing campaign, please use the online form below to let us know. We will respond to your email address with a comprehensive list of inmates (and their TDCJ identification number) who have participated in Kolbe retreats that you may consider writing to. For other inmates not on the KPM list, you will need their name and TDCJ number from other sources to write to them. NEVER use your actual home or work address as the return address; instead use your local church address (with permission) or an active post office box, if available, as directed by the diocesan KPM Core nearest you.
If any return correspondence for you from an inmate is received by a KPM post office box, a KPM Core member or volunteer will be scan the correspondence and promptly emailed to you (if you have contacted them in advance or are otherwise in their contact database). As each regional Core may handle communications differently, it is recommended that you reach out to the regional Core in your area using the contact forms found on the Cores & Prisons webpage.
May God bless you for reaching out to prisoners, especially at this time of trial for all of us. If you have questions or need help identifying inmates to write to, contact us using the form below to inquire.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has published guidelines with regard to letters written to offenders. The TDCJ Mail System Coordinators Panel webpage may be viewed HERE. On March 1, 2020, under its “Inspect 2 Protect” program, the TDCJ began enforcing sweeping new restrictions on the mail received by offenders (being primarily limited to letters written on plain white paper mailed in plain white envelopes). A news release by the TDCJ describing the Inspect 2 Protect program and restrictions on offender mail may be viewed HERE.
If interested in participating in this letter writing campaign, please use the online form below to let us know. We will respond to your email address with a comprehensive list of inmates (and their TDCJ identification number) who have participated in Kolbe retreats that you may consider writing to. For other inmates not on the KPM list, you will need their name and TDCJ number from other sources to write to them. NEVER use your actual home or work address as the return address; instead use your local church address (with permission) or an active post office box, if available, as directed by the diocesan KPM Core nearest you.
If any return correspondence for you from an inmate is received by a KPM post office box, a KPM Core member or volunteer will be scan the correspondence and promptly emailed to you (if you have contacted them in advance or are otherwise in their contact database). As each regional Core may handle communications differently, it is recommended that you reach out to the regional Core in your area using the contact forms found on the Cores & Prisons webpage.
May God bless you for reaching out to prisoners, especially at this time of trial for all of us. If you have questions or need help identifying inmates to write to, contact us using the form below to inquire.
If any return correspondence for you from an inmate is received by a KPM post office box, a KPM Core member or volunteer will be scan the correspondence and promptly emailed to you (if you have contacted them in advance or are otherwise in their contact database). As each regional Core may handle communications differently, it is recommended that you reach out to the regional Core in your area using the contact forms found on the Cores & Prisons webpage.
May God bless you for reaching out to prisoners, especially at this time of trial for all of us. If you have questions or need help identifying inmates to write to, contact us using the form below to inquire.