Sample Letter To Your Senator: Fill & Download for Free

Yes. Your name will be on a list, but not because you wrote to an inmate. Your name is added to the list if the inmate writes to you.An inmate in federal prison must use a label printed from the Tru-Lincs system to mail his letters. To print a label, you must enter a name and address into the database.You've got mail! This is a sample Tru-Lincs label. Edward Hamilton is a discount bookseller that's popular in prison (good prices and fun to read catalogs) . The number in the upper left corner identifies me as the sender. If you get a label like this in your mailbox, odds are its from an inmate.If he wants to call you, the inmate has to provide a phone number. Same idea for eMail.So why go through the extra effort and expense of having inmates use labels?As Toffler said, information is the purest form of power. Imagine that a member of a drug ring gets tossed in the clink. He writes to his buddies, and in doing so he provides names and numbers for everyone to the government.A single connection might not garner much scrutiny, but if a particular person is listed by multiple inmates… he's probably worth a look, eh? I don't think the BoP is all that advanced in data mining, but anbody with a fifteen year old laptop and a few minutes to spare could run THAT query.Also, forcing inmates to use labels limits their ability to send scam letters or anonymous threat letters.Now to your question. Will it affect you in a job search or background check?I seriously doubt it. To my knowledge the Tru-Lincs data isn't shared with outside organizations.But… the BoP is always interested in making a buck. I could certainly imagine them selling the list to companies who might want to market to you. Maybe one political party or another might think you're an easy vote because you know an inmate? Perhaps Betty-Crocker is advertising a new line of cake mixes with a metal file already in the box? (handy!)As of right now, I've not heard of anything like that happening. So… Please write to the inmate… we really appreciate a good letter.Oh… and if you're really worried about the background check thing… I personally put over thirty senators and congressmen on my mailing list. ;-)

As part of the application process, Admissions provides the contact info for your Senators and Representative, as well as sample form letters. The nomination requirement looks intimidating, but you do not need to have any relationship of any kind with the congresspersons. Odds are even if you are a successful applicant you’ll never so much as speak with them. It’s all handled by one of their staffers, though some do take an interest in it.

By being explicit about what they can do offline, and reminding them of such regularly. For instance, tell your friends the date that your US Congressperson will be in or near your city and meeting with citizens, and then tell them again a week before and then tell them again the day before. Offer to drive them if they need a ride. Same for opportunities to meet face to face with US Senators, state representatives and state senators.Have a party at your house where your friends come over and you all eat and drink together and hand write letters to legislators telling them what you want in terms of their votes and action. Have paper, pens, envelopes, stamps, and sample letters.