QUESTION: Can I submit an application on behalf of a gay friend in prison?
ANSWER: It is our policy that any request for an application, or the submission of an
application, must come directly from the inmate and be mailed from his institution.
You can, however, download the application HERE, send it to the inmate, he
completes it and mails it to GPUSA from his institution. Applications received not
following that procedure will be summarily rejected.
QUESTION: What about bisexual, bicurious, female and straight inmates?
Can they join?
ANSWER: No! There are like mucho pen pal sites for those inmates and hardly a one
for gay male inmates. Straight and bisexual men and women can join our companion
web site Prisoner World.
QUESTION: Can an inmate submit his application without using the formal
application?
ANSWER: No
QUESTION: How long will an inmate's listing remain on the site?
ANSWER: A listing remains on the web site until a years has passed from either the
publication or update date, an inmate requests removal or the inmate is released.
QUESTION: Can inmates submit multiple pictures of themselves,
self-portraits, drawings, sketches, poems and the like?
ANSWER: No
QUESTION: Are inmates able to make telephone calls to people on the
outside?
ANSWER: In general, the answer is yes. Such activity may be taken away is an
inmate breaks rules or is confirmed to "the hole." Be aware that all calls from inmates
are collect, they are horribly expensive, your conversation my be recorded and you
should receive a message saying it is from a prison facility before you actually accept
the collect telephone call. As for calls coming into inmates, it is most likely the
authorities will rebuff the call from anyone who is either not a family member or the
inmate's attorney of record.
QUESTION: An inmate has asked me to do something to "beat the system."
What should I do?
ANSWER: Common sense prevails here. Rebuff the request and do not make threats
of telling the authorities. If the request is of a "serious" nature like injury to others,
self-inflicted injury or involving the security of the prison, perhaps you might want to
think about informing the proper authorities or seek the counsel of your attorney,
local district or state's attorney.
QUESTION: Can I send stamps to an inmate?
ANSWER: Generally, the answer is no. Most prison facilities do not allow unused
stamps to be mailed to inmates. The reason being the authorities have found that the
back of unused stamps can be impregnated with illegal drugs.
QUESTION: What about sending inmates books, cards, and such?
ANSWER: Generally, inmates can only receive books, magazines and newspapers
from a recognized distributor [i.e., Chicago Sun Times, Amazon, Borders, etc.]. As to
other items which inmates can receive through the U.S. mail, each institution is
different. Please contact the state DOC or the institution for specific information.
QUESTION: Do gay male inmates have sex in prison?
ANSWER: Prison rules prohibit such conduct. However, everyone just turns a blind
eye. Many inmates, because of their concern about STDs, AIDs and other possible
medical problems, refrain from sex. Others, however, have little choice since they are
made by some inmates to be sex slaves.
QUESTION: Do inmates received adequate medical, dental and eye care?
ANSWER: The quality most likely varies greatly from state to state and institution to
institution. The DOCs generally claim they provide adequate or good medical care.
Inmates, on the other hand, would dispute that claim.
QUESTION: Do some states prohibit pen pal mail?
ANSWER: Yes, some facilities in some states do.
QUESTION: Can I email an inmate from this site? Do inmates have Internet
access?
ANSWER: No to emailing an inmate from this site. Some institutions are now allowing
inmates limited and guarded Internet access, including email.
ANSWER: It is our policy that any request for an application, or the submission of an
application, must come directly from the inmate and be mailed from his institution.
You can, however, download the application HERE, send it to the inmate, he
completes it and mails it to GPUSA from his institution. Applications received not
following that procedure will be summarily rejected.
QUESTION: What about bisexual, bicurious, female and straight inmates?
Can they join?
ANSWER: No! There are like mucho pen pal sites for those inmates and hardly a one
for gay male inmates. Straight and bisexual men and women can join our companion
web site Prisoner World.
QUESTION: Can an inmate submit his application without using the formal
application?
ANSWER: No
QUESTION: How long will an inmate's listing remain on the site?
ANSWER: A listing remains on the web site until a years has passed from either the
publication or update date, an inmate requests removal or the inmate is released.
QUESTION: Can inmates submit multiple pictures of themselves,
self-portraits, drawings, sketches, poems and the like?
ANSWER: No
QUESTION: Are inmates able to make telephone calls to people on the
outside?
ANSWER: In general, the answer is yes. Such activity may be taken away is an
inmate breaks rules or is confirmed to "the hole." Be aware that all calls from inmates
are collect, they are horribly expensive, your conversation my be recorded and you
should receive a message saying it is from a prison facility before you actually accept
the collect telephone call. As for calls coming into inmates, it is most likely the
authorities will rebuff the call from anyone who is either not a family member or the
inmate's attorney of record.
QUESTION: An inmate has asked me to do something to "beat the system."
What should I do?
ANSWER: Common sense prevails here. Rebuff the request and do not make threats
of telling the authorities. If the request is of a "serious" nature like injury to others,
self-inflicted injury or involving the security of the prison, perhaps you might want to
think about informing the proper authorities or seek the counsel of your attorney,
local district or state's attorney.
QUESTION: Can I send stamps to an inmate?
ANSWER: Generally, the answer is no. Most prison facilities do not allow unused
stamps to be mailed to inmates. The reason being the authorities have found that the
back of unused stamps can be impregnated with illegal drugs.
QUESTION: What about sending inmates books, cards, and such?
ANSWER: Generally, inmates can only receive books, magazines and newspapers
from a recognized distributor [i.e., Chicago Sun Times, Amazon, Borders, etc.]. As to
other items which inmates can receive through the U.S. mail, each institution is
different. Please contact the state DOC or the institution for specific information.
QUESTION: Do gay male inmates have sex in prison?
ANSWER: Prison rules prohibit such conduct. However, everyone just turns a blind
eye. Many inmates, because of their concern about STDs, AIDs and other possible
medical problems, refrain from sex. Others, however, have little choice since they are
made by some inmates to be sex slaves.
QUESTION: Do inmates received adequate medical, dental and eye care?
ANSWER: The quality most likely varies greatly from state to state and institution to
institution. The DOCs generally claim they provide adequate or good medical care.
Inmates, on the other hand, would dispute that claim.
QUESTION: Do some states prohibit pen pal mail?
ANSWER: Yes, some facilities in some states do.
QUESTION: Can I email an inmate from this site? Do inmates have Internet
access?
ANSWER: No to emailing an inmate from this site. Some institutions are now allowing
inmates limited and guarded Internet access, including email.
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