A common pastime of prisoners is writing those outside of prison.
This traditional correspondence regimen helps to alleviate the boring stretches of downtime and allows prisoners to expand their world through the extension of those they write to. As such, the value of this activity cannot be downplayed. Pen pals not only help to pass the time but also to ground a prison inmate to the world they will one day again belong.
The prison pen pal market is dominated by two distinct entities: companies that operate prison pen pal websites and magazines that contain advertisements of people outside of prison who are seeking a pen pal in prison. In our Directory of Pen Pal Companies for Prisoners, we list both. Pen pal companies and publications are notorious for folding without notice and closing shop abruptly. As such, prisoners should verify a company’s or publication’s history before sending any money to its operators. Due to this regular occurrence, some of these organizations will become out of date shortly after posting. That is just the name of the game. To help the Prison Law Blog readers with selecting a quality prison pen pal service, we’ve gone ahead and hyperlinked the web addresses of the pen pal companies that we feel we can recommend.
With this being said, enclosed below is PrisonLawBlog.com’s Directory of Pen Pal Companies for Prisoners. Perhaps it will help to connect those inside of prison to those caring souls outside who are interested in throwing a lifeline to the incarcerated.
Batt Services
P.O. Box 19566
Las Vegas, NV 89132
Cost: $10 for one pen pal profile; $16 for two pen pal profiles
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Batt Services pen pal service.
BeAPenPal.com
P.O. Box 185
Hitchcock, TX 77563
Cost: $20 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Be A Pen Pal service.
Blackface Pen Pal Services
P.O. Box 91943
Los Angeles, CA 90009
Cost: Not provided in pen pal information.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE and $1.12 for additional information about the Blackface Pen Pal Service.
CellPals.com
P.O. Box 44653
Rio Rancho, NM 87174
Cost: Packages range from $5 to $50 per year and include a number of add-on services.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Cell Pals pen pal service.
ChristianPrisonPenPals.org
P.O. Box 333
Inverness, FL 34451
Cost: Packages range from $25 to $100 per year.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Christian Pen Pals service.
ColdCrib.com
P.O. Box 682407
Franklin, TX 37068
Cost: $30 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Cold Crib pen pal service.
ConPals.com
465 NE 181st Street #308
Portland, OR 97230
Cost: $60 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Con Pals pen pal service.
ConvictMailbag.com
P.O. Box 661
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Cost: $40 for the first year; $30 per annual renewal
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Convict Mailbag pen pal service.
DeathRowInmate.com
3298 N. Glassford Hill Road, Suite 104
PMB 154
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Cost: $24.95 for a lifetime membership
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Death Row Inmate pen pal service.
DocsPrisonPenPals.com
P.O. Box 22
Elsberry, MD 63343
Cost: $20 to $25 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Doc’s Prison Pen Pals service.
ExclusivePrisoner.com
P.O. Box 533
Madison, AL 35758
Cost: $25 per 6 months; $40+ per one year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Exclusive Prisoner pen pal service.
FriendsBeyondTheWall.com
2600 South Road, Ste. 44-244
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-7003
Cost: $39.95 for the first year; $22.95 per annual renewal
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Friends Beyond The Wall pen pal service.
FriendsWithPens.com
P.O. Box 9234
Fargo, ND 58106
Cost: $9 per 6 months; $26 per 2 years
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Friends With Pens pen pal service.
FriendshipandMore.com & LovelyFriendsDirect.com
P.O. Box 1304
Miami, FL 33265
Cost: $10 to $63 for placement on both pen pal websites.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Friendship & More and Lovely Friends Direct pen pal services.
Inmate-PenPals.com
P.O. Box 1601
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Cost: Not provided in pen pal information.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Inmate Pen Pals service.
Inmate.com
P.O. Box 3311
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Cost: $60 per 4 months; $75 per 6 months; $120 per 1 year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Inmate.com pen pal service.
InmateConnection.com
Cost: $40 per year
InmateLetters.com
P.O. Box 1824
Pendleton, OR 97801
Cost: $15 per 6 months; $25 per 1 year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Inmate Letters pen pal service.
InmateNHouseLove.com
4001 Inglewood Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Cost: $30+ per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Inmate n’ House Love pen pal service.
InmatesForYou.com
Cost: Not provided in pen pal information.
InmatesInWaiting.com, WomenInWaiting.com, & PenPalsFromPrison.com
P.O. Box 1043
Mathis, TX 78368
Cost: $20 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about these pen pal services.
Meet-An-Inmate.com
P.O. Box 1342
Pendleton, OR 97801
Cost: $20 per 6 months; $30 per year; $40 per 2 years
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Meet an Inmate’s pen pal service.
MyJailBird.Com
51 Harvey Road, Suite C
Londonderry, NH 03053
Cost: Free
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about My Jail Bird’s pen pal service.
OutlawsOnline.com
P.O. Box 333
Inverness, FL 34451
Cost: $25 to $100 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Outlaws Online pen pal service.
PenACon.com
P.O. Box 1037
Edna, TX 77957
Cost: $35 for the first year; $25 per annual renewal
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Pen A Con’s pen pal service.
PenFriends.com
3300 South Coulter #3-185
Amarillo, TX 79106
Cost: $12.50 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Pen Friends pen pal service.
PenPalConnection.net
P.O. Box 1352
Elgin, SC 29045
Cost: $15 to $25 per year; Facebook plans span $17 to $27 per month.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Pen Pal Connection’s services.
Pen Pal Depot
P.O. Box 135005
Clermont, FL 34713
Cost: Not provided in the pen pal information.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Pen Pal Depot service.
PenPalFriends.org
P.O. Box 77981
Charlotte, NC 28271
Cost: $17 to $31 for lifetime membership; Facebook plans from $18 to $26 per month
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Pen Pal Friends service.
Prison Connection
P.O. Box 18489
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Cost: Not provided in the pen pal information.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Prison Connection pen pal service.
PrisonInmates.com
8033 W Sunset Boulevard #7000
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Cost: $50 for a lifetime membership
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Prison Inmates’ pen pal service.
PrisonPenPals.com
P.O. Box 235
East Berlin, PA 17316
Cost: $10 to $100 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Prison Pen Pals service.
PrisonerLife.com
P.O. Box 1664
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Cost: $35 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Prisoner Life pen pal service.
PrisonersNetwork.com
P.O. Box 147
Hughesville, PA 17737
Cost: $30 to $125 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Prisoners Network pen pal service.
PrisonerPal.com
P.O. Box 19689
Houston, TX 77224
Cost: $10 to $80 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Prisoner Pal pen pal service.
ReachingBeyondTheWall.com
P.O. Box 6905
Rutland, VT 05702
Cost: Not provided in the pen pal information.
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about Reaching Beyond The Wall’s pen pal service.
SexiestPeopleInPrison.com
P.O. Box 527981
Flushing, NY 11352
Cost: $10 per 3 months; $35 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Sexiest People In Prison pen pal service.
Southbeach Singles
P.O. Box 1656
Miami, FL 33238
Cost: Free
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Southbeach Singles pen pal service.
WriteAPrisoner.com
P.O. Box 10
Edgewater, FL 32132
Cost: $40 for the first year; $30 per annual renewal
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Write A Prisoner pen pal service.
WriteSomeoneInPrison.com
P.O. Box 37
Timmonsville, SC 29161
Cost: $20 to $130 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Write Someone In Prison pen pal service.
Your Friends on the Outside
501 Westport Avenue, Ste. 21
Norwalk, CT 06851
Cost: $40 to $100 per year
SASE: Prisoners should send a SASE for additional information about the Your Friends on the Outside pen pal service.
Editorial Note: If any Prison Law Blog readers know of other prisoner pen pal services or updates to these company profiles, please don’t hesitate to alert us, and we’ll make revisions to this Directory of Pen Pal Companies for Prisoners.
Published Jan 2, 2014 by Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA | Last Updated by Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA on Aug 1, 2023 at 3:33 pm
