| Pages on this site NEW!! campaign to release prisoners no longer dangerous! 3 categories: second chance for juvenile offenders parole ready elderly prisoners Voices From Within a little of everything, blogs by and for prisoners. essays on issues, Stories by prisoners, lots of photos and art works, links to penpal project Wisconsin campaign- voting for ex-prisoners why it is important, how you can help Solitary confinement and the Mentally ILL prisons have become our defacto mental institutions- meet the prisoners we are trying to help survive these conditions, become informed, help. |
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| website of FORUM FOR UNDERSTANDING PRISONS FFUP a 501c3 non profit |
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| THE HUMAN FACE OF PRISON |
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| beautiful Prisoner donated thankyou gifts are available for Your donations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| To contact a prisoner: 1) write him or her directly, using address on blog or web. You can use our address for your return address if you choose. YOU MUST give us your name and complete address and we will forward prisoners mail to you. 2)Email FFUP , give your name address and contact info and we will contact prisoners and get back to you. email: swansol@mwt.net Prisoners do not have email or computers. |
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| PENPAL PROJECT Please note that ALL the prisoners on our blogs and web are hungry for outside contact. If you read an essay or story by a prisoner, enjoy a work of art or poem, feel free to contact the prisoner creator. Email swansol@mwt.net |
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| Where we began, over 400 prisoners ask for contact with the outside world Latest penpal blog-scroll down to view all Special needs-page being up-dated two sites below most needing of nurturing, not hard to write needs friends now ISSUES discussed: click below- 1.WAR ON THE POOR 2.enfranchise all 3.Racism Wisconsin Style 4).alternatives to mass incarceration plus great national study: UNLOCKING AMERICA- our summary with link to pdf file |
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| 2009 (failed)fellowship application by Founder tells much about what we do Latest FFUP Newsletters |
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| BLOG OF NOTE FOR ACTIVISTS (more coming) 1)Vanguard of Justice_ Programs proposed:(more coming here too) 2)Project Hope_ a transformative program in started by prisoner |
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| Artists on this page and their links: Background "Arising" by Darren Morris Top: Outside recreation by Tommy Silverstein : Artist in perpetual solitary ; three blogs: one with visitor book: ; art work; bid for general population, yoga intro;Second from top: Tony Merriweather |
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| DONATE using paypal: contact: FFUP by email: swansol@mwt.net Thankyou gifts of donated prisoner art and crafts are available for your donation All money donations go directly to prisoners or to projects that directly help them. We have no paid staff. Donations are tax deductible. We also offer thank you gifts for your donations is the form of donated prisoner arts and crafts. See our web: www.prisonforum.org Where your donations are used We are one of the few organizations that write and advocates for prisoners. It is lonely work and there is little outside support. Here is where you donated money will go: NEW) "Kids to parents in prisons" is in planning stages. Chaperones needed. So are donations are needed and we will be writing a grant. 1) Stamps, postage. FFUP postage- for letters and documents for and to prisoners is a main FFUP expense . We also buy embossed enveopes for prisoners at a whopping DOC rate 62cents apiece. 2) release clothes, although we buy from thrift shops , mailing and buying is a big expense 3) hygiene and personal health supplies like washclothes, towels and deodorant for prisoners from canteen 4) Books, especially to help those in segregation without tv or radio endure. The WI DOC Does not allow used books into the system even from Books to Prisons programs. 5) Books and materials, postage, for mentoring program This is a prisoner tot prisoner program where reading , writing , math, and other subjects are tutored. 6) typewriter supplies, paper 7) We have bought typewriters for prisoners for whom writing is a way to keep sane. We also buy art supplies when we can. Time donations to FFUP needed: Web help, brainstorming, letter writing; You name it. |
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