The CCADP would like to encourage all who receive this email and who correspond with Death Row inmates in the US, to print a copy to send to their death row pen-pal to pass around to other inmates. Please only send requests that are made by the inmates, we don't wish to put inmates online who are not aware of us doing so.
FREE WEBPAGES & PENPAL REQUESTS
The Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty provides
free webpages on the internet to death row inmates as well as putting up
individual pen-pal requests on our pen-pal requests page (each state has
a page of penpal requests ). Being on
the internet allows you to have a forum which lets people all around the
world see information on yourself or your case from their personal computers
at home or at work.
There are 2 options to choose from . . .
1. We will put up pen-pal requests
for inmates who wish to write to people on the outside, we just request
you send us an outline of what you'd like to say to possible pen-pals,
a little about yourself, your address and prisoner # they can write to
you at. If you have a photo of yourself please send it also. (We'll send
it right back.)
2. If you have more than just
a pen-pal request and would like to have your own webpage we can do that
as well, although it may take a bit longer. (We are 2 people out of our
home in Toronto, Canada-we do as much as we can as quickly as possible.)
Some people choose to use the webpage to bring attention to issues in their
case, and we have several wrongfully convicted inmates online with information
about their case which has got them international support in some cases.
Others use the web page to put up copies of their, artwork, poetry, stories,
etc... or even just things they want to say to the world. We also can scan
photo's to put on the internet and will return the photo's immediately
after we've done so.
You should be aware that our webpages get alot of viewers
from the media, students doing projects, as well as anti-death penalty
and human rights activists worldwide.
ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE FREE TO DEATH ROW PRISONERS !
Why ? . . . It is our intention
to bring the real faces and cases on death row to the publics attention.
It is too easy for people to say they are pro-death penalty and never really
know the reality of what this means. We have had, for the most part,
an extremely positive reaction to our pages, and many of those featured
have made new friends as well as gotten media attention, in some cases
investigatory help, and financial assistance (don't get hopes too high
in this regard, but it can happen once you make connections and are communicating
with
people in the world who care.)
If you are a death row inmate reading this
in prison, take down our address, get a stamp and send us your penpal request
OR webpage material (or both) and pictures. Then pass
this note on to other death row inmates and . . . GET
THE WORD OUT !
If you're on Death Row - There is NO cost to you ever ! . . . and the pages will remain on the internet forever unless you tell us to remove them. The best to you all, just remember the eyes of the world are watching now and you haven't been forgotten, any of you !
If you're on the outside and you're a human rights activist
or other concerned citizen, organization who supports this important work,
please consider a small financial donation towards our expenses such as
the internet, stamps and mailing expenses to communicate with inmates,
long distance charges, etc. . . which are currently paid personally
and out of pocket. Donation checks to support the webpage outreach can
be made out to "Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty". . .
International money orders are recommended, though we also accept personal
checks.
Send all webpage / pen-pal requests to:
Tracy Lamourie & Dave Parkinson
CCADP ( Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
)
80 Lillington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario,
M1N-3K7 CANADA
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