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KateAndrews

I realise their is very little interaction on this website. But I am wondering if I can ping some interest in the Ohio State forum. Purely because I have a penpal from there.
I am currently writing to a chap in Ohio. So far mainly by Jpay messages, (there's an app for that). He is currently serving a Life sentence. Very open about his life and he is extremely easy to interact with.
I have sent books via Amazon.Com (please note I am from Scotland so when purchasing I use the USA website and have enabled the currency converter which means my bank doesn't charge my account for a foreign transaction - thought that might be a handy titbit for other international penpals). I tend only to send a book now and then, mainly at birthdays and Christmas. Anyone willing to share a favourite Sci fi author? I know Neil Gaiman of American Gods/Stardust is one but this is a genre I am not overly familiar with and of course HG Wells for his Time Machine and War of the Worlds.
So far I haven't found Ohio Doc difficult to deal with..... https://www.drc.ohio.gov


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FezitoC

Hello I have two people im writing to go see in ohio this year and next....I am in georgia and thought I could write people here but nothing..

 
velvetmorning14

@QUEENJODIIIE Kinda late reply but did you had a reply back from yours pp since mine is in Ohio as well?

 
QUEENJODIIIE

They either don't have enough stamps to respond to you or the jpay kiosk are simply down. I have a penpal in Ohio too and that's what happened with us. Do you know what facility he's at? 

 
velvetmorning14

Haha and I am glad I am not the only one here and I was also was looking for any person who had a pp at Ohio! You can send me a text on Instagram : @velvetmorning82 or if you have any more social hit me up so I can text you 

 
Katniss

OMG, you just took a big weight off my shoulders, I am in the same situation as you, I am talking to an ohio pp, and the same thing, we wrote every day several times, and for a few days it is as if it had evaporated. I thought that he was directly tired of talking to me, and today I was going to give up because of not receiving an answer from him, and I see your message and I realize that something must have happened. Your PP is in grafton? (forgive my low English level, I'm Spanish hehe)

 
velvetmorning14

I know this is an old topic but I have a question to ask! I have a PP from Ohio we had lovely conversation for al,OST a month every day we exchange till three emails but since Saturday almost Sunday till now I got radio silence Anything knows what's going on? Are they on lockdown because of COVID-19 or? I am just curious what's going on and all since I can't find any information about the facility frown

 
Jahina93

Bonjour je correspond avec un detenu de l Ohio mais sur jpay je ne sais pas comment le retrouver pourrais tu m'aider stp

 
Fc25

Hey guys, i have read on old comments that UK residents cant sent money through GTL connect network. Is there any way at all?
Also how do uk take calls? I downloaded an app for a second US number but having issues. Thank u all in advance xx

 
AlyssaJane

I wasn't sure how to start a new forum topic but maybe this is the best one to do this in. This is going to be a very strange request. I'm from Australia and my boyfriend is locked up in Richland correctional in Ohio. He doesn't have any family or friends left in the state and for me to be able to travel there for more than 3 months at a time, I need a visa. The visa process is tedious and long and there is a chance I will be able to go there for at least 6 months but I need a Point Of Contact that the US embassy can refer to for my reason for travel. It can't be my incarcerated loved one because I need to provide the embassy with an address, phone no. etc. 

So my question is... would anyone at all from Ohio be willing to let me put them as my point of contact? I will pay you for your time. The Akron area would be preferred if possible. If anyone is able to help me out, reply to this and I will give you my email address. 

 
Zenkaos

Hi, i know that your comment is pretty ole but i am having the same problem with my penpal, it is now 20 days since i have news of him, i even sent pre-paid reply but nothing. I am wondering if he is ok or if i just said something wrong with my sometimes dark sarcastic humour . What happened with your PP in the end and in which prison is he incarcerated ? 

 
Zenkaos

Hi, i know it is pretty old your comment but i am having the same problem.No news from my penpal and it have been almost 20 days now. I am wondering what happened with your penpal in the end ?

 
Nr4nudse3ea

Brittinylynn89,

Your post is over eight months old, but I just saw it, and it looks like you didn't get an answer, and I know the answer, so I am going to answer it now.

You want to find out which profiles on Write-a-Prisoner are from inmates in the Lorain Correction Institute.  Go to the first page of the WaP site. There is a blue box at the top of that page with the pictures of 6 prisoners on WaP. At the bottom of that box is a button which says "View All Pen-pal profiles". Click on that button. This will take you to a page that has a search box on the top of the page. On top of the search box are two tabs: "Basic Search" and "Advanced Search".  Click on "Advanced Search". The new search box has a lot of spaces you can fill in, or choose content from a drop-down list.  Keep all of the boxes just as you found them except "State" (Choose "Ohio" from the drop-down list) and "City" (Type "Grafton" in that box). You want to type "Grafton" in the city-box and not Lorain because the Lorain Correctional Institute isn't in Lorain, it's in Grafton. Beneath the advanced search box is a dark blue button labeled "Search". Click on the search button.  When I did this I was given a list of 76 prisoners spread over 4 pages.  When you do it you may get a different number due to profiles being added or expiring.  You may want to go back to the advanced search box at the top of each page, and fill in more boxes to limit your search, and hit "Search" again.

  -- Jay (Nr4nudse3ea)

 
Nr4nudse3ea

Brittinylynn89,

Your post is over eight months old, but I just saw it, and it looks like you didn't get an answer, and I know the answer, so I am going to answer it now.

You want to find out which profiles on Write-a-Prisoner are from inmates in the Lorain Correction Institute.  Go to the first page of the WaP site. There is a blue box at the top of that page with the pictures of 6 prisoners on WaP. At the bottom of that box is a button which says "View All Pen-pal profiles". Click on that button. This will take you to a page that has a search box on the top of the page. On top of the search box are two tabs: "Basic Search" and "Advanced Search".  Click on "Advanced Search". The new search box has a lot of spaces you can fill in, or choose content from a drop-down list.  Keep all of the boxes just as you found them except "State" (Choose "Ohio" from the drop-down list) and "City" (Type "Grafton" in that box). You want to type "Grafton" in the city-box and not Lorain because the Lorain Correctional Institute isn't in Lorain, it's in Grafton. Beneath the advanced search box is a dark blue button labeled "Search". Click on the search button.  When I did this I was given a list of 76 prisoners spread over 4 pages.  When you do it you may get a different number due to profiles being added or expiring.  You may want to go back to the advanced search box at the top of each page, and fill in more boxes to limit your search, and hit "Search" again.

  -- Jay (Nr4nudse3ea)

 

 
uk101

Hi bud I am also from the uk ,I had a visiting order and everything set up to pay something too my girlfriend , GTL don't allow uk cards of any sorts you pay money on to the phone , I ended up sending money to her aunty ,I live in Canada now still had to MoneyGram money to her aunty ,If you get the chance visit Ohio beautiful state 

 
uk101

Hi bud I am also from the uk ,I had a visiting order and everything set up to pay something too my girlfriend , GTL don't allow uk cards of any sorts you pay money on to the phone , I ended up sending money to her aunty ,I live in Canada now still had to MoneyGram money to her aunty ,If you get the chance visit Ohio beautiful state 

 
Farfromhome

He could well be on Jpay restriction, in the hole, or have been placed in to quarantine. 
Why not shoot him a letter via snail mail? You could use Jmail.cc - that will get there quicker than sending it from the U.K. 

 
Yvonne smith

Hi..how do I find out if my pen pal in ohio is well.. I have'nt heard from him since 22 april after we were writing to each other every day on Jpay for 2 months really getting on well sending each other music and photos he called me his english rose.. now theres nothing.. no reply to my letters I sent a free reply last time.. but nothing..I'm really worried.. but I pray hes ok and maybe just found another penpal closer as I'm in uk.. how do I find out ? His name is Delbert

 
Jorzk

Hey schreib mir doch mal :) Insta: jomalgor 

 
Farfromhome

Hey! I don't send money through Jpay to my fiancé in Ohio. I'm not sure that you actually can. I use GTL Trust fund deposits. However for Trust fund deposits, you need a US card and address. Thankfully his family helped me get a US card though because I'm in the U.K.  

So unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure if there is another way for international pp's to fund their account. 

 
GermanMuslimah

Hello to everybody!
I have also a PP in Pickaway CI since some days.
He is there for a murder he did in age of 16.
Actually I wanted to just take a short look on the side but then I saw his face and his nice smile :)
I saw it's possible to send money to an inmate at jpay. But I have no credit card (I'm German and in Germany only rich people own credit cards).
Is there an other way for sending money to him?
And does anyone know something about the Pickaway prison?
In internet they show you just the positive sides (the OASIS or the harmony project for example.)
Thank you so much for your help.

 
Brittinylynn89

Heyy everyone. I'm looking for a ohio pen pal. Preferably lorain because it is the closest to my house. If anyone knows how to search penpals I'd love to know.

 
ST4s

Hey Kate, I don't know if you're still on here, or still looking for Sci-Fi titles, but as this thread just got bumped, The Hyperion Cantos, a series by Dan Simmons, is a set of four I can recommend. Actually, they were on my bud's wish list and I got them myself for a read-along, compare notes, book club kind of deal. Of course, he ran circles around me timeframe-wise.

Sorry Evie. I do have a friend in Ohio, but not there.

 
EvieEvie90

Hi guys I have a pen pal in Ohio, Allen/Oakwood.. Anyone else has a pen pal in the same facility?? I need some help and advice  

 

 

 

 
David Johnson 736470

hello my name is david johnson 736470 i am in southeastern correctional insttution in lancaster ohio feel free to jpay me or write regular mail 

 
uk101

Hi i have an Ohio penpal she calls me every day sometimes twice a day , I live in England and i have a Dayton Ohio number connect to my mobile , I use a company call tollfree forwarding , You can tranfer the number to any phone you want, GTL accept this, The only problem i have had is the wifi goes down now and again , Hope this helps 

 

 
royster75

hi kate i am currently writing to an ohio inmate and i also live in scotland. im having trouble with receiving calls from him. he says he tries to call but it never works, ive now got a home phone as well as my mobile but cn is not letting me add this number online. its driving me crazy. he also said one of his buddies uses skype for calls not video calls but actual phone calls. do you know any other way that he can succesfully call me xx

 

 

 
KateAndrews

I'm a health professional and appalled that is happening in any facility I. E. Told to go kill themselves, have they no morals these people (not the inmates).

 
Northernyank

My husband has been in both the Feds and in the States. He hates the State of Ohio, and everything they lack in comparison to other prisons. He's in insolation and has been for a good many years in different prisons. He was at Lucasville for a while, and well, let's just say he doesn't always play nice with rapists and child molesters (he has to be a role model now, thanks to me) so he was transferred to OSP and has been there for a couple of years now. The mental health staff is a joke, and in fact one of the counselors, regularly tells inmates to kill themselves. He'd like to be transferred but the only way to do so is not an option, plus he could be sent to another prison further away from me. 

 
KateAndrews

How are you all finding their facilities? Pickaway from what my PP says is quite overcrowded :/ bunkbeds in dorms is what I imagine it's like.

 
Northernyank

My guy is at the Ohio State Penitentiary. 

 
KateAndrews

Pickaway :)

 
Northernyank

My husband is a lifer in the State of Ohio. Which prison is your pen-pal incarcerated in?