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Topic: YOU ARE THERE HOPE, A LOST BOY NEEDS YOU.

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Joann S.	still have time December 18, 2007 8:25 AM hello we still have time to send christmas cards to lost boys please reach out to one or more of them and help them get thru this christmas thank you to the ones who have sent cards God bless JoAnn.. [ send green star]
Joann S.	hello December 17, 2007 6:23 AM Carola the lost boys add are under host annocement please let me know if you cant find it I dont have any lost girls yet no one has sent me addreses for them,Have a great day Jo Ann. [ send green star]
Carola V.	URGENT! December 17, 2007 6:14 AM Dear Joann, I sent you a pm yesterday, please contact me soon! Thanks! [ send green star]
Carola V.	Lost Boys December 17, 2007 6:18 AM Hi Joann, I'm sorry, but I wasn't able to check in and contribute for quite a while (too much to deal with sometimes...) - and now I can't find the list with the lost boys' addresses, please help. Are there also lost girls on the list? Blessings, Carola [ send green star]
Joann S.	December 13, 2007 9:55 AM Hello Carola I think they all need one group member picked Tom seller but that is the only one picked so far if you could send more it would be wonderfull this is a hard time for someone locked up and cards at christmas brings joy to them God bless Joann.. [ send green star]
Carola V.	Christmas cards December 13, 2007 9:28 AM Hi! Are there any lost boys (or girls!) left who have noone sending them a Christmas card??? I would write another few... Please pm me. Thanks! [ send green star]
Joann S.	God bless you December 11, 2007 9:54 AM Hello Carol thank you so much for sending a card to Tom he will love getting it,By reaching out to even one lost boy God will smile on you,you will make Tom smile this christmas and I thank you so very much JoAnn. [ send green star]
Carol M.	December 11, 2007 9:47 AM I have sent a card to Thomas.Im afraid I cant afford to send many from the UK Carol [ send green star]
Carol M.	December 11, 2007 9:48 AM It would be nice to know that all the lost boys received a xmas card.I live in the UK and cant afford too much postage.I am sending one to Thomas Sellers.My husband isnt keen on me actually writing to a prisoner,sorry. Carol [ send green star]
Joann S.	Lost boys need Christmas cards December 08, 2007 12:06 PM Hello all the lost boys need Christmas cards this year please find it in your heart to send them one even if you dont write to any prisoners this is a great time to help one of them get thru the christmas season this is a hard time for them and you can make them feel better please send them a little light this year please let me know if you can help God bless Joann.. [ send green star]
Joann S.	Thank you Lisa April 30, 2007 1:26 PM Thank you Lisa I would love to have some women here at people,Most of the address here are from my son he makes shure the guys he sends me addreses for are ok hes funny about that he takes care of his mom,all so addreses come from my addoped son who I found thru my son Donald,his name is Jason he is out of prison now I wrote to him for 5 years his story is here under Jason my son read it if you like,so any way I dont have addreses for women if I can get some I would put them up.If you have not signed my son Donalds petition would you please do that allmost have enough people signed so I can send it on to Gov of CA.If you have any more ?? please let us know,we do make a difference to peoples life when we write,God bless Jo Ann . [ send green star]
Linda B.	Lisa April 28, 2007 4:55 PM Hi Lisa! In addition to what Joann has said, I'd like to add a few things that might help you decide. I have a post office box only because I don't want inmates to have my address, outside my son & Joann's. What I have done is go to the state Department of Corrections, look the guy up in inmate search. It depends on the state how much informationn is on their profiles. For instance, in Florida, their criminal background is on their profile page, some states don't provide all of it to the public. By calling the facility the inmate is in should be able to tell you what you want to know about that person. Some states allow packages up to 4 times a year, California does. I think it makes them feel more of a 'person' to know someone cares that much. Now, in Florida no packages are allowed at all, for any reason. You can send greeting cards & pictures if you wish. There is usually a limit on how many pictures you can send. You would, again, need to check with that states' site. If you have someone in mind that you are considering writing to, I will be happy to look the information up for you or give you theweb address so you can see for yourself. There is no way we can guarantee what one of them might say to you. If you don't like it or something makes you feel uncomfortable about that person, don't write back to them. If they persue & keep writing to you, just refuse the letter(s). The reason we have such a small number of people is so we can keep better track of what goes on with them. We never know what they might write but we've never had any complaints about the 'boys' we have listed. As far as we know they have been very polite & soooo grateful to get mail. My son told me it's the only thing they have to look forward to is mail. I hope this will help you a little more. If you have any more concerns about anything, don't hesitate to ask. If you have something you want to know but am skeptical about putting it here, you can write to us individually & ask anything you want. If we don't have the answer for you, we will certainly try to get it! Thanks for asking, Lisa, you have asked all viable & reasonable questions. I had the same questions. The best to you & yours, Linda B. [ send green star]
anonymous	Thanks April 28, 2007 4:33 PM You have put my mind at ease on this issue. It's certainly something I will consider doing seriously, as there are alot of deserving people who receive little if any contact from the outside world. It can only help. I find it unusual that you don't have a similar group for women. They too face similar challanges & often times their situation is made worse if they are incarcerated far away & have little if any contact with their children. [report anonymous abuse]
Joann S.	Hello Lisa April 28, 2007 10:26 AM Hello Lisa,frist of all you will not get flak for asking ?? here at people,we do not allow people to do that,thats why we as host have to approve post before we put peoples post here,we have people going thru very hard times with there loved ones in prison and they dont need to here mean or hurtfull things.I will try and anserew your ?? as best as I can. 1 We write and no the ones here at people,And I feel they are allright I try and write to them and get to know them before I post there addreses,Linda my co host son is here and allso my son,but I have written to them all and have had no problems with any of them. 2 they will get the address that you put as your return address, I have a p.o. box ,they are allowed to write back to you.3 Yes the letters are check at the prison they can only send you letters and pics they have drawn for you.4 You are allowed to send as many letters as you like ,you can send cards but no gifts.They are allowed boxes from the state That you buy from prison,I only send them to my son,dont have money for any one eles.5 We dont match any one here,but I write to them and we dont have any child molesters,sexual abuser,or any one who has killed a kid,here on people .I hope I have ansered your ?? but if you have any more please ask us and we will try and anserew them for you,have a great day Jo Ann. [ send green star]
anonymous	I'm not here to offend anyone but I need to ask a valid question April 28, 2007 9:41 AM This seems like a very wothwhile cause & on its face, I applaud & support your efforts. However, as a mother with a teenaged son at home there are some very serious questions that I would need to have answered before I decided to comit to such an undertaking: (1. Are the inmates screened & their criminal backgrounds checked BEFORE they are allowed to recieve letters. This is important to me because although most inmates are rehabilitatable & would benefit, I am sure that a few are not & would take advantage. (2. Do the inmates receive your home address OR do you have to maintain a PO box? Do they only receive letters or are they also allowed reply to yours? (3. If they are allowed to send replies, are their letters checked for inappropriate or dangerous content before they are sent to their penpal ? (4. The level of comittment is one letter a month, but are you allowed to send more & do some participants send their penpals cards or gifts? (5. (And certainly my most pressing concern!) Are the feelings of the person agreeing to correspond with an inmate taken into account before they are matched to someone? For example, As a mother, I would feel very strongly against writing to anyone who had been convicted of child molestation, sexual abuse, or murdering kids. I know I will catch alot of flak for this, but I do have to raise this concern for the sake of those of us who have been victimized & those who have kids that could be put at risk. If anyone currently involved in this project could weigh in on these concerns, I would deeply appreciate it. As I said before this seems like a worthwhile project, but before I would give my full endorcement to it, I would have to know more. ~Lisa~ [report anonymous abuse]
TW W.	April 20, 2007 6:42 AM This "TOPIC" needs to be bumped up! We cannot forget our "Lost Boys". These guy's need pen-pal's, they need to know 'someone does care'. Please make sure to check out the contact info. to any of our "Lost Boys", maybe you will find it in your heart to be their hope? [ send green star]
Joann S.	hi Sam February 06, 2007 4:07 PM sam under host annoncement is the lost boys addreses , you can put his add there,tell us a little bit about him,we dont have a lot of people writing but the ones we do are great. Glad you are here with us Sam [ send green star]
Samantha D.	much thanks February 06, 2007 4:03 PM Hey Joann thanks for the offer, its a sore subject for us. And how or where should I post to hook him up with more pen-pals. I just got him hooked up with Friends for Lifers, he was stoked to hear from them. Just let me know where to start. Love ya and God bless you and family. Sam [ send green star]
Joann S.	hi February 06, 2007 8:13 AM Hi Sam maybe I can help talk to Jason and maybe that will help,allso you can put the man you are writing to address here with the lost boys and we could write him allso,I will pray and see what you can do love you Joann [ send green star]
Joann S.	hi Sam February 06, 2007 8:14 AM Hello 5:29 PM Hello everyone my name is Samantha. I have been writing to a friend in prison in WA. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter back in 93'. He was sentenced to 27.5 yrs. The person he killed was a friend of the judges in the county so he was given the max and they screwed his case but it has been so long that no one will help from what I can gather. He was an alcoholic and had many emotional issues before this incident. He tried to get help from the local mental health dept., got into a program and was immediately kicked out because he had anger issues. They tried again to get him into some kind of program to no avail. 1 week later while under the influence he got into a fight and the other man died. I truly believe that if they had helped get him get into an appropriate program instead of turning their back on someone who was in need of help his path would have been much different. He still reaches out for help for his case but I don't know where to even begin looking. So I continue to be his light from the 'outside', as he says. I have a hard time writing him because my husband is against me writing to him, because he is an old boyfriend from when I was like 13-14yrs old. I know that he has no one but his mom writing to him. I can't just stop writing and being his friend, but I feel like I'm doing something wrong when I write him too. It is a messed up situation for me. [ send green star]
Werjiowejrwerk E.	Thank you! January 20, 2007 1:51 PM Thank you! I really am computer inadequate... I appreciate the help! [ send green star]
Joann S.	Hello January 19, 2007 8:19 PM Hello its ok dont feel dum people takes awhile to find out what you are looking for. Go to top of the topics board and it will say losts boys addreses,under host annoncements,go in there and you will see the addrees we have now,put your s there and tell a little about the prisoners life if you know. Thanks JoAnn Host. [ send green star]
Werjiowejrwerk E.	Help January 19, 2007 8:11 PM I am going to admit to being group posting retarded.... Okay where the heck do I put these Addresses or email anyone in this site head in hands Okay I feel sufficently stupid now, any help is appreciated! sulks away shaking head at computer [ send green star]
Joann S.	hello January 05, 2007 9:19 AM Hello TW glad you are back,my hands are messed up lol if I hand write something you cant read it,so glad you have a new printer to help out JoAnn. [ send green star]
TW W.	January 05, 2007 9:16 AM I got a printer for Christmas, so now I can type and print letters to send ... before my hands kept me from doing so, because I'm unable to write very well and not for very long without pain etc. So I will be getting more and more involved... YIPPEE!!!! Glad to be back and with everyone again, lovin it .... [ send green star]
Linda B.	December 30, 2006 4:24 PM Angie H. sorry ive been mia December 12, 2006 9:55 AM its been crazy around here and between the holidays , work etc (btw lol prayer needed im quitting smoking ) i havent been able to do much ya know ? but heres a brief update ... ive written and receieved letters from both toms ( sellers and perry )and things are going good they sem to be keeping up good spirits considering everything ya know ill write more when i can i promise , like i said its just been crazy !! blessings be angie [ send green star] Joann S. hello friend December 12, 2006 9:58 AM hello Angie you are one of my lost boys angels thank you so much for writing them.I will pray you have a great Christmas and will be thinking of you Joann. [ send green star] [ send green star]
Joann S.	YOU ARE THERE HOPE, A LOST BOY NEEDS YOU. December 30, 2006 2:41 PM The Lost boys is a writing group here on people For Justice. I started writing prisoners 5 years ago when my son went to prison. In that time my heart has been touched so many times, and I have found out that you can change lives when you open your heart and reach out to some one alone in the dark. Come read the stories here from people writing, and come and join with us, writing to some one who has no one and is waiting to here there name called out, you have mail. YOU CAN CHANGE A LIFE .Host of People for justice.. [ send green star]