This #GivingTuesday, consider making a donation to Letters for Liberation. Since we are a volunteer-run organization, all funds will help us cover expenses like our PO Box, website, and database. Use the 🔗 in the comments to contribute 💌

In this season of giving and receiving, consider forming a connection with someone inside the prison system. We're hosting one orientation this month for new pen pals who are looking to experience the gift of friendship. Join us on Saturday, December 13 at 2pm ET to join the L4L community!

At least 46 people have died in Mississippi’s county jails since 2020, according to lawsuits, news reports and law enforcement records reviewed by The Marshall Project - Jackson. But those lost lives do not appear in any official statistics or records.

Who's a content creator that you love to recommend? We were recently introduced to Albert "Ru-Al" Jones, a prolific writer living in San Quentin.

Michael Shane Hale had always found belonging in books. So when he became a library clerk in prison, he set out to redesign a place where everyone can read in peace. Read his Life Inside essay ⬇️

Whatchya reading? Our latest newsletter (🔗 ⤵️) explores the impact abolition-related books and how crucial they can be to informing our values. Have you read any of these? What did you think? What would you add to this list?

Interested in expanding your community? We hold regular orientations to onboard new pen pals, so we can match more people inside and outside the prison system to connect through letter-writing. No registration required — check out our website (linked below) for the details on how to join the call!

Did you know? Many prisons provide tablets for people to access ebooks, podcasts, movies, etc. But content is often limited & comes with a price. Our most recent newsletter (🔗⤵️) goes into more detail on the use of tablets in U.S. prisons. Ask if your pen pal has experience with this type of tech.

Incarceration is an unhealthy system built to isolate, not to reform. We support the humanity and human rights of all people in prison.

Too often, folks on the outside forget that the people in prison are just that: people. The work of abolition defies the prison industrial complex and demands our community members are treated with dignity and humanity. #EndSolitaryConfinement #PrisonLivesMatter

“We criminalize low-level, often harmless, conduct, sweeping in millions of people in ways that have flown beneath the radar.” Revisit our New Thinking #podcast episode featuring Alexandra Natapoff, professor at Harvard Law School, on the realities of misdemeanors in the US criminal justice system.

Expanding access to treatment and reducing incarceration makes our communities safer. Read about the push to expand mental health courts in @nysfocus.bsky.social: nysfocus.com/2025/10/17/m...

"The Alabama Solution" is an essential new documentary that dives deep into the realities of Alabama's #prison system. These horrors are not unique to one state in our nation's 50. As part of the path toward #abolition, it falls on us to demand transparency, humanity, and accountability.

Looking for a way to explore you spiritual praxis and live your values in a system that tries to weigh us down? Consider signing up for this fantastic 8-week virtual course, run by one of our own long-time volunteers! Classes begin October 19. Course description and registration 🔗 below ⤵️

"At a time when there’s increased distrust, disinformation, and division, taking the risk to be real is inspiring." We'll be featuring content from our most recent newsletter in the coming weeks. Get a sneak peek using the link in the first comment! ⤵️

Our favorite season is the fall 🍂 of the prison-industrial complex. Build community with folks on the inside by joining our pen pal program 💌 This month's open orientations are: 🍁 Oct 11 2pm ET 🍁 Oct 20 6pm ET 🍁 Oct 26 6pm ET 🍁 Oct 27 6pm ET No registration required! 🔗 to attend is below ⤵️

Did you know? Prison visitation lists help with more than meeting face-to-face with your inside pen pal. Check out our August newsletter for a shallow dive into the details ⤵️

We are Letters for Liberation, and while we're new to Bluesky, the work we're doing is not. Our mission is to spark and support meaningful connections between people inside and outside prison in a way that transforms us all, rooted in our abolitionist belief that no one is disposable.