How to write a letter to an inmate

Letters are a commonly used style of writing to express emotions. So, how to write a letter to an inmate? Below I have compiled a sample letter to an inmate, welcome to read!

Sample letter to an inmate 1

XXX:

My friend, my brother, how are you?

I’m sorry, this is the first time I’ve written to you since you were arrested. Please don’t misunderstand this as indifference. Just because every time I pick up a pen, I don’t know how to express my chaotic thoughts, so I inadvertently put it off until today.

Unconsciously, it’s late summer and early autumn again. A year ago, it was also this season. At dusk, without any warning, things happened suddenly without me being prepared. ____The moment I knocked on your door, I was suddenly pulled while humming a tune easily. After entering the room, two or three strong men suddenly gathered around me. I was so shocked that I saw the living room was full of people wandering around, and you were kneeling on the ground, with your hands tied behind your back, your head lowered, and you said nothing, my My first reaction was that there was a break-in and robbery! At this time, I was pulled into the bedroom by one of them who was confused. He closed the door and politely took out his ID from his bag and declared that they were investigators of the Criminal Police Brigade of Guangdong XX area. , is currently performing official duties, please cooperate with me. After finding out my identity and asking about my relationship with you, the police officer simply told me that you were a fugitive who had been absconding for more than two years, but it was not a criminal offense. He walked out and ordered the men waiting outside to take you into custody. Let's go! They lifted you up from the ground. Your thin body was trembling and sweat was on your face. You turned back and glanced at me and said timidly: "Brother, help me keep my things. I'll let you go." My family will pick it up, okay? I nodded hurriedly. When you walked to the door, your head was pressed down, and your locked hands were lifted up. You groaned. The moment the door was about to close, I clearly heard you shouting in pain: "It hurts." !

To this day, I can’t explain my feelings at that time. Panic? Yes, it seemed that I was shrouded in panic. I went back to my room and kept walking back and forth. The stuffy air was suffocating. . Night has come, it's dark, there are no lights on, but the heartbeat is still strong! I don't know what to do, what happened seems too unreal! Is it acting in a movie? Isn't it too dramatic? I try to calm myself down, Thinking back on all the past experiences with you:

Which person is polite, modest, and conscientious at work, is that you?

Who will cry when watching sad scenes on TV? Is it you?

Who is the person who takes good care of people, colleagues, and friends?

Who is very skilled in the badminton court and patiently teaches me how to do it? Is it you who plays basketball?

Who secretly runs to donate money after hearing about the flood in your hometown?

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Fugitive? How is it possible! How is it possible?!

No one can tell me what happened. Is there any misunderstanding? I was anxious and suddenly remembered that there was someone at the scene just now. The person from the property management picked up the phone and called to inquire, but the answer was that they didn't know the specific situation. They just received a notice asking them to cooperate with the XX Criminal Police Brigade to capture you, and they have been monitoring you for two days.

That night, I was completely sleepless.

Life will always go on. The world will not change its original order because of the joys and sorrows of a fragile individual. The sun will still rise as usual.

I heard about you again one day a month later. I was taking a nap when I received a call from the Guangzhou Yuexiu District Public Security Bureau, asking me to meet. It meant XX Interpol The brigade will ask people who know you to get some information and make some notes. I agreed, but asked them not to bring a police car or bluff. After all, I had not broken any laws, so I did not want to be so ostentatious and offend the neighbors.

They arrived as scheduled in the afternoon, two men and one woman, wearing casual clothes, which made me relax a lot.

After looking at their IDs and pouring tea, we quickly got to the point. They were very polite and polite, which was different from what I imagined the police would be. I eagerly asked about your situation and wanted to know what laws you had violated. But they were very secretive and just told me that it was not a criminal crime of murder and arson, but an economic crime. I won’t tell you anything else about you, just ask about the process of my relationship with you and my impression of you.

Facing the police officers, I thought I should be honest. I told them frankly: In the process of interacting with you, I only thought you were a good person! I never thought you would be a fugitive! After hearing this, one of the police officers who was taking notes murmured:? His colleagues and leaders also said the same, but good people can be confused sometimes!?

I hurriedly stepped forward to please the police officer, and once again tried to understand what crime you had committed. It was an economic issue. ?Corruption?Misappropriation of public funds?Will the death penalty be imposed? He did not answer, only told me that it was not for the sake of the death penalty.

The conversation ended quickly. Before leaving, they asked me to sign the transcript and fingerprint it, which I did.

But I still don’t know where you are? What happened!

Another month passed. That day, at Haikou Airport, I finished my business trip and was about to fly back. In Guangzhou, when I was preparing for the security check, I received a strange phone call. The other person told me that it was your second brother. He said that you told him that some clothes were left in the room and asked me if I could help sort them and mail them. I hurriedly asked where you were and if I could see you. He told me that you are currently being held in the XX Detention Center. If you want to see you, I can see you at the trial tomorrow morning. I said no problem. The plane will arrive in Guangzhou in an hour. It is only two and a half hours away from you. I can arrive at night and take my things with me.

At around 10 o’clock that night, I rushed to the XX area. According to the Cantonese custom, my second brother invited me to drink evening tea. There were many local snacks on the table. I had no intention of using my chopsticks and was anxious to know everything that happened. The fog gradually cleared...

You are the youngest child of your parents, and you are very loved at home. You are also very good and filial to your parents;

You have been eager to learn and work hard since childhood. After studying, after graduating from college, I was assigned to work in a local bank;

You are a good badminton player and are the president of the XX Regional Badminton Association, with a brilliant record!

You work hard and are good at business. Proficient, with several years of hard work, you were promoted to director;

It was during your tenure as director that you had the opportunity to meet some desperadoes, and they dragged you to underground casinos to gamble (this is the case in Very common in Guangdong area). After losing all the hundreds of thousands of cash that your elder brother had deposited with you, you wanted to get your money back, so you used your power to defraud bank customers' deposits, hoping to use the money as principal to win back what you lost. However, But the risk got deeper and deeper, and in the end you misappropriated more than 800,000 customer deposits! You thought you could win back the money you lost, so that you could return the money to your brother and customers, but until one day a routine bank inspection discovered such a big hole , you didn’t get what you wanted! When the bank announced that it would implement dual tracks for you, you began a long escape.

After learning about your absconding, your colleagues and superiors were sighing for you! Did you know? A few days before they discovered that you had embezzled public funds, your appointment as president of the bank was approved. The book was about to be signed, and the great future was ruined!

I talked a lot with your second brother that night, and I had a lot of emotions! He said that he learned about your arrest on the local TV news. In the picture, you are signing with trembling hands, and the spotlight is flashing in front of you. Haggardness, confusion, and fear are clearly written on your face. Maybe you won’t believe it. After more than two years on the run, you couldn’t help but make a phone call to an old friend you grew up with and regarded as a confidant to reminisce about old times and made an appointment to go to Zhuhai for fun. Then the police learned about you. Traces of! I don’t know what to say. Maybe you are really not a bad person and don’t understand the dangers of the world!

I tell my second brother, this may not be a bad thing for you because ____ This way you can get relief! You no longer have to live your life in anonymity and fear.

People always have to pay for their mistakes, don’t they?

Early the next morning, I came to the door of the court as scheduled. Before I went to work, I stood alone outside the door, breathing. Cold air, smoking, waiting. One after another, your sister-in-law is here, your colleagues are here, your friends are here, your parents are here!

The two old people are old and their hair has turned gray. When they go up the stairs, Slow and laborious, one step at a time. I went up to say hello, and their words were kind and sad. They kept expressing their gratitude for my coming, sincerely but helplessly. My mother held a thermos cup tightly in her arms. My sister-in-law told me that it contained chicken soup that my mother had cooked all night. I hope you can take a sip of it when you appear in court. At that moment, I couldn't help but burst into tears and turned my head away.

When it was almost nine o'clock, I saw your figure! I haven't seen you for a few months, and you are even thinner, with sunken eyes, your hair has been shaved, and you are wearing a prison uniform that is one size larger. His slippered feet were shackled and he walked heavily. You were taken to the waiting room next to the interrogation hall by the officers on duty. Through the fence, our eyes met. I nod to you, you are surprised by my arrival, and then smile.

The interrogation process is step-by-step, and the thick files prove your criminal history. Time passed by minute by second, which seemed very long. I marveled at how meticulous and masterful your criminal process was; I was also sad to see your parents burst into tears uncontrollably. When the judge finally asked you about your self-defense, I heard that you confessed to the crime, and I hope that the judge can reduce the sentence as appropriate on the premise that you have a good guilty plea and have returned part of the money. In an instant, I had mixed emotions!

On the way back to Guangzhou, I slept very deeply. Maybe I was really tired, maybe I was deliberately avoiding something, and I had no dreams all the way.

A few weeks later, I received your letter from the detention center. The letter describes your escape life:

You first came to Nanning, Guangxi. When you didn’t dare to show your face and needed money to survive, you relied on the income of ten yuan per game from practicing with others in the badminton hall. Maintaining a simple life, although sometimes you have to endure hunger, but no matter what, you have vowed not to do illegal things anymore. No matter how hard it is, you must atone for your mistakes. You dream of one day using your own Make money with your own hands, pay off debts, and repent!

Later, you returned to Guangzhou, changed your name, bought a fake ID, and applied for a job as a financial officer in a company, although you had a lot of cash in your pocket. It passed by my hands, but you kept your vows and never had a single evil thought! You met me in business dealings, and your dormitory was in the same community as mine, and we eventually became very good friends. You said that you learned a lot of things and moral character from me, which makes me feel somewhat ashamed!

While working in this company, although you are still in a state of panic sometimes, you feel that your life has begun to have some meaning. With hope, my wandering heart gradually calmed down. But the longing for your parents day and night makes you sad every time, so you can't help but sneak back to your hometown on the Qingming Festival, and worship alone in front of your ancestral graves! And you stayed in the hotel opposite your home, hiding by the window all day, Just to see the figures of my elderly parents from a distance____What a heartbreaking scene it was!

Your letter made me unable to calm down for a long time. The vicissitudes of the world, among them Unspeakable changes!

Before the Spring Festival, I received a text message from my second brother: My brother’s case has been sentenced to twelve years, and he will be sent to prison to serve his sentence in the near future. Thank you for your concern. ?

Twelve years? Oh my God! How many twelve years are there in life? I couldn’t help but sigh.

Speechless, many times I choose to be speechless.

During this period, my mood began to slowly calm down, and I often thought that maybe twelve years of prison life was something I didn’t need to care too much about. I won’t say such high-sounding words as “the crime deserves it”. I just want to tell you that each of us is actually imprisoned in prisons of various sizes, whether in the workplace or in marriage.

We are all struggling, shouting, yearning, and disillusioned in our hearts... Maybe the place where you are is lonely and lonely, without freedom, so why are we not?

The Buddha said: "Life is a purgatory. Nirvana brings peace?.

I also want to tell you that no matter what you have done, in the days when we were dating, I regarded you as a friend, then I will always cherish this friendship and will not change it because of the change of circumstances. Even if there are changes, they will not be forgotten because of utilitarian gains and losses.

I look forward to the day when you come out, I hope you can wash away the torment of your soul, and I hope we are all healthy and safe!....What else can I say?

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival again. , don’t let yourself feel that the cold moon is infinitely sad to the autumn wind. Just be content with the situation and make yourself happy____I will eat your mooncake for you first!

I wish you well!

Your friend

2007/ 9/25

Sample Letter 2 to a Prisoner

XXX

Hello!

Please forgive me for calling you such a presumptuous person . It is because after receiving the books and letters you sent me, from now on in my heart, you are not only my mentor in life, but also my brother in life. It seems that people who are at a low point in life need the guidance, care and help of mentors and brothers like you. I just don’t know if I have the honor and blessing to have you recognize me as a younger brother who once failed to live up to expectations, thrive under your influence, and one day be able to truly stand in front of you and call you brother.

That day, police officer Shi Jianqing, who was in charge of mail in the sub-district, handed the letter you sent to me: Gu Jianping, you must keep this autographed letter written by Director Xu carefully. Cherish this rare opportunity, read the book carefully, don’t let down Director Xu’s good intentions, and be a useful person to society in the future. ?My hand holding the book was shaking. Before I finished reading the letter, I was already in tears.

These are tears of excitement and happiness. From the words in the letter, I felt a strong attraction and driving force, which made me have an involuntary urge to fly. From the words in the letter, I saw unprecedented hope, a way out for a prisoner, a prisoner. From the words in the letter, I deeply felt the warmth from the government police officers and relatives, which is another kind of unity. So, I cried!

My abnormality aroused the curiosity of the inmates. As a result, the letters that were originally private became public. The letters were passed in the hands of the inmates. They congratulated me for meeting such a "noble man" and were happy and looking forward to having the opportunity to read books from the "private mobile library". They also talked about it. :? Curator Xu Dawei’s move is so great, amazing, and admirable. He is not for fame or fortune, but only wants to benefit others. We should spend more time reading books. ?At the same time, it triggered a topic: "Go out early, what are you doing?"

The night is already very late, I believe I have forgotten to read it several times. Every time I read it, my heart becomes less calm, the blood in my heart boils more, and the pressure becomes more intense. ?How to live a day, just how to live a day? It made me fall into deep thinking. This sentence woke me up from my dream, made me understand in an instant the root cause of my failure today, and gave me the determination to plan my day. Tonight, I have no sleep until dawn.

? Li Tianci, Gu Jianping has a very good teacher, and he will help Gu Jianping study for ten years free of charge. What a nice guy. ?This is what Officer Shi said to one of my inmates in the factory the next day. I stood nearby and smiled sheepishly. But my heart is filled with joy and warmth. I thought, how lucky I am! How happy I am! I met a mentor. That day, I was destined to find it difficult to calm down. The matter spread like this, and many inmates asked me if they wanted letters or books to read. I was happy to deal with it? This is such a meaningful thing!

Brother Xu, the above is what I have received. The psychological activities and brief snippets of the two days since I arrived at the book and letter. I had the urge to write you a letter that night, but I was so confused at that time that I couldn't write anything. Today I'm a little better, but I can't express my gratitude to you in words.

You can take time out of your busy schedule to write to me, a prisoner who has never met me and is behind bars, and pay attention to my life and the future of my life. In the face of such sincere words and sincere feelings, all the gratitude, touch and gratitude, In addition to the unrestrained tears of a man falling on the pillow, there is also a heartfelt promise: Brother Xu, I will listen to you, overcome all difficulties, read the book well, do everything possible to get things done, and firmly believe that in With your guidance and help, I will definitely become the "prison hero" mentioned in the letter, "the person service members all over the world want to see", and reach the heights you want, or even higher. I will use the knowledge I learned from you and the knowledge in the book to go to every prison with my strong new steps, and instill it into every service member, so that every prodigal son who has made a mistake can find his way back. Along the way, you can create happiness in life and bring endless light and heat to the people around you and this society. I firmly believe that I must do it and I can do it. Because I know that Brother Xu, your height and wisdom will guide and support me all the way. I believe that the agreement between us will last forever. I am from the Yi ethnic group and a person of moderate temperament. We will not just pass each other like Zi Tong, but we will be destined for this life, drawing a vast and boundless map of kindness and public welfare. So I call you sincerely from the bottom of my heart: Brother. Please accept the high regard and intimacy from a humble service member. I believe you will accept it because you are also a person of temperament and a philanthropic person who regards the disadvantaged as brothers and sisters.

Brother Xu, let me tell you something. Since there are many people borrowing books from me, I printed a copy of the "Beijing Civilian Mobile Library, Zhejiang Province No. 1 Prison Reading Register," So that books can be borrowed and returned, bringing the nourishment of knowledge to more people, and allowing every reader to write down their profound feelings about reading. In addition, this year our prison has launched a "5 1 1" education model, which means five days of work, one day of study, and one day of rest. Since I have enough study time, I wonder if I can use this platform to bring private mobile libraries into prisons, so that this love can warm every prisoner and create a new group of people. It's not like now when a service member wants to write a letter and send a book, but gives up because he doesn't know what to do. But this idea needs your approval and support, as well as the agreement and support of the prison leadership. We are planning this plan. If necessary, we will send it with the next reply for your reference.

In addition, Brother Xu, you asked me whether I can finish reading 4 books in a month. It is okay to finish reading, but it is difficult to digest and absorb, so I think 3 books are the most suitable. I will give it a week to think and write about my experience. , I will send you my personal experience and the special experiences of other inmates on the 1st of every month. I believe I will not let you down, Brother Xu.

It’s late at night, I wish you: Good night.

Foolish brother

Night of December 11, 2011

Sample letter three to a prisoner

XXX:

Hello! A letter is like a letter in person! Roughly speaking, many of our classmates have not seen you for more than 20 years. Because of fate, we gathered together at Chexi Junior High School to study together, play together, and grow together. Every year at the class reunion, we will try our best to learn about every aspect of each classmate in the class, and we will recall every bit of the past class life and all kinds of emotions.

Xiao Bin, do you know that we miss you all the time! But, God knows, today, when transportation and the Internet are very developed, we still meet through letters. Just tonight, we happened to meet our classmate XXX and found out about your current situation? We don’t want to believe it! We can’t believe it!

Xiao Bin, we are very concerned and worried about everything you are doing now. . Tonight, your former cellmate told us about your situation in prison, which made us very excited again. He said that you are very motivated in prison, work quickly and score high scores, and you will be released next year. Xiaobin, we are waiting for you!

Xiaobin, we deeply remember that when you were studying, you were optimistic, optimistic, and attached great importance to love and justice. Today, we heard that your family will come to visit you in the next few days. Monitor GGG organized some students living in XX County to help you to the best of our ability.

Xiaobin, don’t worry, we will visit your parents regularly and we will definitely help solve their difficulties. If you have any difficulties in prison and need help, please call and let us know. We have many classmates, are sincere and powerful, and will always help you find solutions to your difficulties. No matter what happens, make more phone calls. As long as we hear your voice, our anxious hearts will feel endless joy.

Xiao Bin, losing freedom does not mean losing friends. No matter when and where we are, we are good classmates who treat each other with sincerity. Although there are two worlds separated by a wall, we are connected by heart and soul inside and outside the wall. We will always support you and believe in you! If we have missed an opportunity to be a decent person, then while we have time now, we must cherish ours. future. People say: Only those who cherish themselves can be cherished by others. I hope you can transform with peace of mind! Learn and master more skills so that they can come in handy in the future. ?The prodigal son never changes his mind. Don't bear any psychological burden. Listen to your discipline and serve your sentence seriously, and your life will usher in a new world.

I wanted to bring you some hometown-style specialties so that you can feel a bit of hometown love and friendship. We heard that it was not allowed in prison, so we had no choice but to give up. I took out a few hundred dollars in cash from the classmate fund to show my appreciation. I hope you will take it out of consideration for your former classmates and don't take it personally.

Xiao Bin, there are thousands of words to express, and I can’t tell you all about my long friendship with my classmates. Finally, it turns into a sentence: We believe in you and we are waiting for you!

I wish you good health and all the best!

XXX

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