Letters to Solitary
Many people held in solitary confinement welcome correspondence from people on the outside. Readers interested in reaching out to people in isolation can find the mailing addresses of some of the writers and artists featured on Solitary Watch on this page.
We recommend being clear in your first letter about how often you will be able to correspond and what you can and cannot offer (legal assistance, for example). Also, send your first letter on plain paper without enclosures or labels and inquire as to the prison’s policies on page limit restrictions and what incarcerated individuals may and may not receive (photographs, stamps, printed materials, etc.). Writers must make their own decisions about what personal information to include in their letters. Be aware that all correspondence may be read by prison staff.
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Leon Benson, #995256
Pendleton Correctional Facility
4490 W. Reformatory Rd.
Pendleton, IN, 46064
Voices from Solitary, Analyzing Isolation, Part III
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William Blake, #87-A-5771
Elmira Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 500
Elmira, New York 14902-0500
Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death
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Karl ChuJoy, #94-A-5418
Elmira Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 500
Elmira, New York 14902-0500
Voices from Solitary: Welcome to the SHU
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Joseph Dole, #K84446
Stateville Correctional Center
P.O. Box 112
Joliet, IL 60434
Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part III
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Troy Hendrix, #06-A-2056
Elmira Correctional Facility
P.O. box 500
Elmira, New York 14902-0500
Voices from Solitary: Your Imagination, But My Reality
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Dennis Hope, #579097
Polunsky Unit
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston, TX 77351
Voices from Solitary, Analyzing Isolation, Part II
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Gabriel A. Huerta, #C80766, D3-222
Pelican Bay State Prison
P.O. Box 7500
Crescent City, CA 95532
Voices from Solitary: Can’t You Hear Us?
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Steven Russell, #00760259
Allan B. Polunsky Unit
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston, TX 77351
Voices from Solitary: 144 Years for Prison Escapes; Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part II
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Ricky Silva, #L24722
Florida State Prison
7819 N.W. 228th Street
Raiford, FL 32026-1000
Email: ricky.lee.silva [at] gmail [dot] com
Voices from Solitary: Everyone Needs a Friend
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Shawn Smith, #07A1605
Elmira Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 500
Elmira, New York 14902-0500
Voices from Solitary: The Loneliest Place in the World
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Joseph Stanwick, #636416
Gib Lewis Unit
777 FM 3497
Woodville, TX 75990
Voices from Solitary: A Spark in the Dark; Voices from Solitary: Thin Comfort
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Glenn T. Turner, #244614 AWSPF
P.O. Box 9900
Boscobel, WI 53805
Voices from Solitary: “That Which Does Not Kill Us…”
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Kenny Zulu Whitmore, #86468
D-Hawk/CCR-4L
Lousiana State Prison
Angola, LA 70712
Freezulu.org
Voices from Solitary: A Day in the Life, Part IV
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Jesse Wilson, #99919-555
USP ADX
P.O. Box 8500
Florence, CO 81226-8500