There’s a reason why the Constitution mentions “the blessings of Liberty” in the preamble. Liberty is what makes life sweet. And this holiday season some people are incarcerated. Some justly, some unjustly, but all would welcome a note from the outside world — especially from someone who understands the importance of Liberty.

Please pick someone (or more than one) from the list below. If you would like to add someone to the list click here.

If you want an idea of what to write check out the American Friends Guide on how to send holiday cards to people in prisons, jails and detention centers.

Please avoid cards with foil or glitter. Printed cards only if you want to ensure delivery!

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Adam Kokesh

Famed liberty activist Adam Kokesh was recently jailed for possession of a plant that helps veterans. If you can get a card to him, that would be meaningful.

Adam Kokesh

c/o Saguache County Jail

PO Box 291

Saguache

81149

CO

United States

LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132

You can find out more about Leonard Peltier at https://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/

Native American activist Leonard Peltier has spent over 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Prosecutors and federal agents manufactured evidence against him (including the so-called “murder weapon”); hid proof of his innocence; presented false testimony obtained through torturous interrogation techniques; ignored court orders; and lied to the jury. People are commonly set free due to a single constitutional violation, but Peltier—innocent and faced with a staggering number of constitutional violations—has yet to receive equal justice.

LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132

USP COLEMAN I

P.O. BOX 1033

Coleman

33521

FL

United States

Ross Ulbrecht #18870-111

Ross is imprisoned for creating The Silk Road -- the ultimate free market website. His sentencing is an enormous miscarriage of justice, and he deserves all the support the Liberty movement can muster. Please send him a holiday card, but also find out more about his case at FreeRoss.org

PLEASE NOTE: Ross can only receive plain letters -- no cards. So please when you write him make your letter pages of paper and that's it -- no cards or stationary.

Ross Ulbrecht #18870-111

USP Tucson

P.O Box 24550

Tucson

85734

AZ

United States

Sam Dwiggins, #655940

Sam is the brother of Hawaii Libertarian Feena Bonoan. Sam has been under the thumb of the law since he was 15, at age 19 he took a coercive plea bargain for life without parole in order to go to his mother’s funeral. The sentence and charge of 1st degree murder he shares with another man his age for the same victim. Sam was considered academically gifted in school, in every prison he is transferred to he holds all the highest scores for scrabble. Sam has recently started to learn guitar and he is an accomplished jailhouse skin artist. Sam was raised with Libertarian principles like his sister, his favorite magazine is Reason. Thank you for your time and consideration, if you would like to know more about Sam’s story please contact his sister.

Sam Dwiggins, #655940

444 County Home Rd

Blanche

27212

NC

United States

Check out what your letter to an inmate should and should not contain, when you’re writing to a stranger:

Letter Should Contain Letter Should Not Contain
  • The date
  • A clear greeting and the prisoner’s first name
  • Information about the happenings in your everyday life—no details
  • Questions about them that are open-ended
  • Gift cards for holidays and birthdays
  • Maps or any content that might be interpreted as an escape plan
  • Anything related to a criminal offense
  • Content that might threaten national security
  • Anything homophobic or racially offensive
  • Content that is sexual or explicit
  • Anything that might be used against the prisoner in court
  • Secret codes

A question that isn’t appropriate in any case is the one about their crime. You should wait for your penpal to open up on their own. Feel free to let them know about your feelings for Liberty and about your appreciation for their liberty positions.