My Mother’s Letters Should Belong to Me — Not a Company That Works With Prisons
My mom has written me thousands of letters. As an incarcerated person, I don’t own any of them.
JPay, the messaging system for incarcerated people, knows more details about my life than some of my closest friends. Most of my 3,966 emails are from my mother: encouraging me in my faith, and in others, chastising my perceived “sly” comments. As her adult child, it’s hard to maintain a line of independence, especially because I’m so dependent on her for support. Our correspondence over the past...