Some Prisoners For Your Christmas Card List!

Many in our prisons will get no cards at all this Christmas.

"Remember those in prison as if you were also in bonds, and those who suffer as though you were suffering with them."  

Hebrews 13:3

Every year I encourage individuals and groups to send holiday cards to people behind bars. If you know someone who would welcome good tidings of this kind, make sure to include them in your list of people you reach out to. If you need some names, here are some who would appreciate an encouraging word from the outside, especially in this time of COVID, which has added additional stress to those incarcerated.

Unfortunately, I only have addresses here for men. There are two state prisons for women in Virginia, and the number of women behind bars is growing.

Each card can include an article, a copy of an inspirational piece, or your family's annual newsletter. Regrettably, the Department of Corrections now makes photocopies of the envelope and its contents to be given to the prisoner, to avoid having some illegal substance find its way inside!

Your card and whatever else you send may weigh no more than one ounce, and include no more than a total of three items. Do not include cash, checks, postage stamps or prepaid envelopes. 

Mr. James E. Bender 1010837

Greensville Correctional Center

901 Corrections Way

Jarratt, VA 23870-6914

Mr. Brian E. Brubaker 1315055 B-414

Deerfield Correctional Center

21360 Deerfield Drive

Capron, VA 23829

Mr. Brian Cable 1198941

Sussex Correctional Center

24414 Musselwhite Drive

Waverly, VA 23891

Mr. Lawrence Davis

Sussex State Prison

24414 Musselwhite Drive

Waverly, VA 23891

Mr. Stephano Colosi 1037581

Buckingham Correctional Center

P. O. Box 430

Dillwyn, VA 23936-0430

Mr. Branson Fink 1011319 

Lunenberg Correctional Center 

690 Falls Road, 

Victoria, VA 23974

Mr. Robert Davis Fitchett 1035660

Buckingham Correctional Center

P. O. Box 430

Dillwyn, VA 23936-0430

Mr. Henry Goham 1158927

Sussex 1 State Prison

24414 Musselwhite Drive

Waverly, VA23891

Mr. Greg Goodman 1101523

Augusta Correctional Center

1821 Estaline Valley Road

Craigsville, VA 24430

Mr. M. Steven W. Goodman 1028377

Green Rock Correctional Center

P. O. Box 1000

Chatham, VA 24531

Mr. A. Jefferson Grissette 1143033

St. Brides Correctional Facility

P.O. Box 16482

Chesapeake, VA 23328

Mr. Robert Vernon Hostetter 1054419

Augusta Correctional Center

1821 Estaline Valley Road

Craigsville, VA 24430

Mr. Pernell Jefferson 1016207

Buckingham Correctional Center BI-412-B

P. O. Box 430

Dillwyn, VA 23936

Mr. Larry D. Johnson 1060258

Green Rock Correctional Center

P.O. Box 10000

Chatham, VA 24531

Mr. Daniel Leneave 1084415

Greensville Correctional Center

901 Corrections Way

Jarratt, VA 23870-6914

Mr. John Livesay 1108120

Greensville Correctional Center

901 Corrections Way

Jarratt, VA 23870-6914

Mr. Ahoto Mulazim 1049783

Lawrenceville Correctional Center

1607 Planters Road

Lawrenceville, VA 23868

Mr. Gerald McNabb 1082047

Red Onion State Prison

P. O. Box 1900

Pound, VA 24279

Mr. Ronald Miles 1067348

Powhatan Correctional Center

600 Woods Way

State Farm, VA 23160

Mr. Kenneth R. Pack 1063808 (far left, above)

Buckingham Correctional Center 

P. O. Box 430

Dillwyn, VA 23936

Mr. Guy Price 1177889

Augusta Correctional Center

1821 Estaline Valley Road

Craigsville VA 24430

Mr. Jeff Smith 1116165

Greensville Correctional Center

901 Corrections Way

Jarratt, VA 23870-6914

Mr. Minor Junior Smith 1158588 (legally blind)

Deerfield Correctional Center

21360 Deerfield Drive

Capron, VA 23829

Mr. Jerry Treadway 1021558 cell B-617 (deaf)

Waldens Ridge Correctional Center

P. O. Box 759

Big Stone Gap, VA 24219

Mr. Thomas Tully 1130289

Baskerville Correctional Center

4150 Hayes MIll Road

Baskerville, VA 23915

Mr. Jonathan David Turner 1941213

Lunenberg Correctional Center 

690 Falls Road, 

Victoria, VA 23974

Mr. Richard Webb 1174188

Augusta Correctional Center 

1821 Estaline Valley Road 

Craigsville VA 24430

Mr. Jonathan D. White 1161021

Augusta Correctional Center

1821 Estaline Valley Road

Craigsville VA 24430

Mr. John Bennie Williams 1091323 (blind, second from left, above)

Deerfield Correctional Center

21360 Deerfield Drive

Capron, VA 23829

Mr. Raymond Witt 1180381

Augusta Correctional Center

1821 Estaline Valley Road

Craigsville VA 24430

Mr. Jamie Yoder 1010853

Augusta Correctional Center

1821 Estaline Valley Road

Craigsville VA 24430

Mr. Charles E. Zellers, Sr. 1036758 

Buckingham Correctional Center 

P.O. Box 430

Dillwyn, VA 23936

NOTE: If for whatever reason you prefer not to include your return address with your letter, and don't have a post office box, you can have the person respond to me and I'll relay their message to you (assuming I have your contact information). In my many years of corresponding with incarcerated individuals I have never had any problems resulting from disclosing my address, but some people do recommend against it.