Prisoner changing prison

Hi -

I just got a letter from the man I'm corresponding with and he was moved from Pelican Bay State Prison to a jail in LA. He didn't really know why and where when he sent me the letter.

Since it takes quite a few weeks for letters to get through the prison system I wonder if anyone knows if there's a big risk that mail get lost when an inmate change institution? Or do they keep good track of the people and are making sure that letters sent to the old institution reaches the inmate?

 

Or do you suggest that I wait until he send me his new adress?

 

Thank you for the work you all put down! It's so inspiring to see what you do!

 

May all beings be free from suffering!

 

_/\_

Pake

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Permalink Reply by Ekō (Joshua) Goldberg on September 12, 2011 at 11:48pm

Hi Pake,

 

In my experience it really varies. Sometimes letters are lost, and sometimes they get through. One option is to send the letter, wait, and then if you don't hear back by the time you normally would, send again. You can also try http://www.bop.gov/inmate_locator/index.jsp to see if he's in the federal system, or for the California state system http://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/

 

Best wishes,

 

Ekō

Permalink Reply by Pake Hall on September 15, 2011 at 11:56am

Thank you Eko! 

Since it seems there's a risk the letters get lost I have decided to wait and send the letters until I get his new adress. 

 

_/\_

Pake

Permalink Reply by Tamon Mark Uttech on October 5, 2011 at 1:50pm
Onegaishimasu, I had a similiar experience in 2008. Even though I sent a letter to the new address, the letter came back saying simply that the inmate was no longer there. It took a couple of years before I finally found him again by calling the DOC. If you have the inmate's 'number', sometimes that is all you need; apparently the same number follows them in their incarcerated life. Hope this helps. In gassho, tamonmark
Permalink Reply by Pake Hall on October 6, 2011 at 5:09am

Thank you Tamon Mark Uttech -

Actually I found him... or he got in contact with me again with a new adress. So everything is running smoothly for the time being. 

Gassho

Pake

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