Hi, I wrote to a prisoner via email on this site on the 26th of October, but I haven't received an email or anything saying it's been sent? Is that normal and will they still receive it? Also how long does it take to get a reply, I'm in the UK. Thinking of just writing instead then at least I know they'll receive it! (Can you send pictures in the post also? Like just normal 6x4 photos or does it need to be on paper)
Thankyouuuu
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Hi and welcome!
If you used this website's email service; they print and forward the emails twice a month (on the 7th and 23rd) so your email will be send with the next batch. You will not receive a confirmation mail saying it's sent so all you have to do is wait ; )
Generally, it can take a few weeks up to a month or sometimes longer to receive a reply to a first letter. However, there have been some complaints about this email forwarding service not working well, so if you don't hear back at all, you may want to send another introduction letter by regular mail. Or go ahead with that right away if you don't want to wait that long : )
Yes, you can send pictures in the post, they're are always very much appreciated. Most facilities allow the normal 6x4 pics printed on photo paper but some have strict rules about it, it's best to check the website of your pen pal's facility to be sure.
Happy writing!
I actually had the same thing happen to me; I wrote to an inmate almost 2 weeks ago using the email feature on this site and I didn't recieve a confirmation email from them saying that my message was recieved. I waited a day and then contacted WAP thru email and asked them if they recieved my email/message for that particular inmate. A few hours later they replied saying that they didn't, and asked me to reply to their email with the message I'd written to the inmate. I did that, and they said they'd print out the message and mail it to him. So, if I were you, I'd send them a quick email asking if they got the email/message you'd sent for the prisoner (with the prisoners name, DOC number, and location, along with the email you'd used to sign up for this site). Also, I'm not from the UK but I do live in Germany (1 hour away lol) and they mailed my message to the prisoner on the 23rd. I haven't heard back yet but from what I read it'll prob take 3 weeks to 1 month so I'm gonna guess its the same for UK. Gl girl!
Thankyou so much for replying! I think I'm just going to stick with writing them by hand x