UPDATED September 23, 2024
Sign the prayer pledge for the nine pro-life rescuers facing a decade in prison.
(LifeSiteNews) — Pro-life rescuers either in or awaiting prison have made – and are making – generous sacrifices on behalf of their unborn brothers and sisters.
One sacrifice is the company of like-minded men and women: Christians and other people of good will who share their conviction that innocent human life is sacred. By giving up their emotional support networks of family, friends, and colleagues, our pro-life heroes are in danger of a loneliness that can be felt even – or especially – in a crowded prison cafeteria or yard. Some of them have been handed years-long sentences.
For this reason, LifeSiteNews is encouraging readers once again to write to imprisoned or sentenced American pro-lifers. We are obtaining the latest information on where several prisoners of conscience are currently serving sentences for their attempts to save the unborn. Although it is almost certain your letters will be read by prison staff before they reach our brothers and sisters, it may be that your sentiments will touch and console their hearts, too.
The list is incomplete and will change over the months. If you have updated information about the mailing address of someone jailed for their pro-life witness, please contact Dorothy at [email protected]. Please check back often for changes.
Joan Andrews Bell has requested that letters not be sent to her.
Letters to Jonathan Darnel may be sent to:
JONATHAN DARNEL 93647-509
FCI Thomson
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 1002
Thomson, IL 61285
Letters to Will Goodman may be sent to:
WILLIAM GOODMAN 93822-509
FCI Danbury
Federal Correction Institution
Route 37
Danbury, CT 06811
Letters to Lauren Handy may be sent to:
LAUREN HANDY 93984-007
FCI Tallahassee
Federal Correction Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Tallahassee, FL 32314
Letters to John Hinshaw (as of September 23, 2024) may be sent to:
JOHN HINSHAWRegister #93685-509FMC DevensFederal Medical CenterP.O. BOX 879Ayer, MA 01432
5” x 7” postcards only for Heather Idoni may be sent to:
HEATHER IDONI
Livingston County Jail
150 S Highlander Way
Howell, MI 48843
Letters to Jean Marshall may be sent to:
JEAN MARSHALL 93609-509
FCI Danbury
Federal Correctional Institution
Route 37
Danbury, CT 06811
Letters to Bevelyn Beatty Williams may (until mid-October 2024) be sent to:
The Well Ministries, Inc.
Bevelyn Williams
PO Box 633
Ooltewah, TN 37363
Different prisons have different rules about letters, and readers are advised to be as conservative as possible. When writing to prisoners in federal institutions, readers are asked to remember the following general advice:
- If accepted, your letters will be opened by prison staff and the envelopes discarded.
- Use ink only, blue or black, whether writing by hand or typing.
- Paper should be no larger than 8.5”x 11”.
- Use standard envelopes and clearly write both the addressee’s and sender’s addresses.
- Use white stationary.
- Do not send any cardboard item, including Mass cards.
- Do not use crayons, markers, glitter, stickers or perfume.
- Write on one side of the page.
- Do not exceed five pages.
- Do not draw anything that could be construed as a gang symbol.
- Check the prison’s regulations regarding photographs or any exceptions to the above.
For more information, please see the “Smash the FACE Act” website.
Sign the prayer pledge for the nine pro-life rescuers facing a decade in prison.