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Mfxmn

Hello everybody

Im new here. I added my address to my profile. Is this enough or do i also have to write it in my emails? Also when i write with someone on jpay do i have to write my address or is it enough when it is in my profile. 
 

thanks and great regards from Switzerland :) 
 

 

 
Mfxmn

Thank you so much for your help :)!

 
Kirsten

Hi,

just one facility to add to what Violet Grey said: California Death Row. They, as well, can only receive, but not send Jpays.

good luck and happy writing,

Kirsten

 
VioletGrey

Hi Mfxmn, 

Having your correct & full address in your profile is a good start if you're going to the Write a Prisoner email feature - which is not really email. 

The Write A Prisoner “email” service is for intial contact only, and is meant to be a one off to make an introduction to a potential pen pal. They limit you to one a month so it's only useful for one inmate. You cannot use the WAP email for the same inmate twice, even a month apart. You can send another WAP email to a different inmate once a month has gone by since your first one. The message is sent as an electronic message to WAP, they print it off and send it via snail mail using the name and address you provided when you set up your account with WAP. If you want to write any others then you'll have to reach out yourself through one of the other ways of contact. 

These letters are sent twice a month, once on the 7th and once on the 23rd of each month. These letters are notorious for being slower than regular mail that you send yourself and now with the Coronavirus pandemic going on, mail is even more unpredictable than ever. You could be waiting one week for a reply, to upwards of three months.

JPay is a separate service and has no affiliation to Write a Prisoner. So you would need to make a new account with them and sign up. If you're going to use JPay, then you shouldn't needed to include your address if you avoid Texas & Colorado - these two States only do one way messaging, so you can JPay them, it will be printed at the prison and your PP will have to hand write a message back via the post. There are also some other prisons in California and other States that don't have two way messaging either. You can check the email availability and how many kiosks are at your PPs prison by visiting the JPay website and checking availability by State, then specifically by prison. A good way is if the inmate has mentioned that you should include your address in their profile ad then it's best to include it. 
There are plenty of threads in the forums about help with JPay already, so might be a good idea to read some more about it before getting started. 
Happy writing!