Sample Letter to a Friend in Jail

What to say to a friend or relative in jail? Here's a letter to get your jail correspondence going:

Dear Leonard,

I don't know if asking how are you is a good thing to ask, I know being jail is no pleasant experience for anyone. But I just want to honestly wish you well and I hope you are coping or doing okay there in your own way. We pray to God that you're safe. I often pray for the day that we can see each other again. I miss you bro. And if you could write us back that would be great. But if you can't or decide not to, that's okay, we'll still keep writing. We do care about you, you know. Ma misses you terribly and we've filed for a prison visit and we're still waiting to get approval. As soon as that gets granted, we'll fly on over to see you.

Right now I'm at your fave pub, having a good old mug of beer, the kind we used to have together, here's to the good times, I say, and cheers to that!

Take it one day at a time. Write back please.



Your brother
Dave

Request Letter Asking Medical Treatment for Prisoner in Custody

An appeal letter seeking medical treatment for a prisoner in detention in a foreign land.

Dear Honorable General Jun,

I write to you out of deep concern for the current state of health of my brother Eustice Hooper who was recently imprisoned in your country. I am aware that the laws of your country are far different from ours and I sincerely respect that. I will not argue that my brother has a history of crime as a sex offender. He shall face charges as mandated by law and undergo trial upon his extradition back in the United States. Though the process might take a few months, my brother's health has suffered in the confines of the local prison.

I have been informed that he is suffering from Malaria and urgently needs to be transferred to a hospital for immediate attention. I have contacted our local embassy and they would be pleased to hear from you. We are asking that you kindly allow a medical doctor to see him. By saving his life, he can serve time for his punishment and justice can be serve to those he has harmed.

I and all here who share my concern would be gratified by a reply from you as soon as possible. We want you to know that our concern for the basic rights of humans is not of a political nature, but of familial concern.

Thank you for your time on this important and urgent matter.

Respectfully yours,
Dennis Hooper