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Thinking About Visiting Your Pen Pal?
Here's a fairly common scenario: you meet an amazing pen pal, you exchange letters and emails, talk on the phone, and make a genuine...
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Civil Commitment: Terrifying Policy that Pretends Prisoners are Patients
In 1998, Benjamin Alverson was sentenced to 22 months in prison. He completed his sentence, paid his debt to society, and at the turn...
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The Origin of Pen Pals: Learn How it All Started
In this week's episode, Big Steve explores the complete history of pen palling. You'll learn when the phrase "pen pal" was added to the...
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High-Profile Prison Inmates: Do They Deserve to be Treated like Human Beings?
In this episode, Big Steve discusses the differing views in society regarding high-profile inmates and their humanity (or lack thereof). If someone committed a...
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Dating An Inmate: Challenges Couples Face when Taking their Prison Pen Pal Relationship to the Next Level
Big Steve and his wife, Anya, found love on a prison pen pal website. Today they share stories, red flags, and strategies to help...
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No Mail for You: How Mail Scanning Policies are Destroying Inmates and their Families
Prisons in over 15 states no longer deliver physical mail. Birthday cards, letters, and family photos now all must get scanned and uploaded to...