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"A small but hugely significant witness, telling someone that they are not facing death alone."
Dr. Rowan Williams,
Archbishop of Canterbury
"The volunteers of Human Writes seek to hold out the hand of friendship to men and women facing the death penalty. I am pleased to encourage them in their writing"
Most Reverend and Rt Hon George L Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury
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Prisoners' artwork notelets available for sale. |
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| A Prisoner Testimonial : "You are so right, people like Helene don't come along too often in this crazy world. I just replied to her letter. She stood by my side when darkness set upon me and gave me warmth when life felt so cold. I'm forever grateful for her love and support." |
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About Human Writes |
Human Writes has a team of office holders managing the organisation and helping both writers and prisoners. Within this team we have State Co-ordinators for each US state that has the death penalty.
Some of our Co-ordinators have counselling experience, they are a friendly team and are expert about the rules affecting their state’s Death Row and keeping updated with events there. Throughout your membership your Co-ordinator will be your main point of contact within Human Writes and he/she will be able to give help, advice and support to both you and your penfriend. We also have trained counsellors who can be contacted at any time with any concerns you may have and they are also here to offer additional support in the event of losing a penfriend to execution.
We publish a newsletter every four months which will keep you up to date with HW news and what is happening in the various US states. It also contains other interesting things such as prisoners' artwork and writing. You will receive two copies of the newsletter - one for you to keep and one to send to your penfriend.
Human Writes holds conferences where we invite major figures in the fight against the death penalty and people who have been released from Death Row to speak. Sometimes too members of their families may speak at these events. Conferences, and our other less formal social events, are an excellent opportunity to meet other writers and to share your experiences.
All office holders work on a voluntary basis. Human Writes is self-supporting and our membership fees simply help to cover our central costs.
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Human Writes Patrons
"As a journalist who has lived and worked in the United States, the horror of death row is one of the issues that never leaves you. The thread of humanity that Human Writes manages to sustain with men and women on death row is a profound contribution to keep alive the hope of life. Capital punishment is now on the retreat in America, but the numbers awaiting their fate are still very considerable. I am very honoured to have become a Patron of Human Writes and will hope to do my best to put my shoulder to the wheel".
Jon Snow Broadcaster and journalist Patron, Human Writes
"In such an inhuman system small moments of human contact make a big difference. That's why I support Human Writes and why I would encourage you to do the same."
Gary Younge, Author and US-based feature writer for the Guardian Patron, Human Writes |
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