Thinking About Visiting Your Pen Pal?

Here's a fairly common scenario: you meet an amazing pen pal, you exchange letters and emails, talk on the phone, and make a genuine connection. But you want something more. You want to see them in person, hug them, hear their laugh, or even eat a meal together. It's time to think about filling out a visiting application. Visiting an inmate, especially if it's your first time at a prison, can cause feelings of stress and anxiety. However, it's not as scary as it probably seems. In this episode, PenPals.Buzz founder, Big Steve, and office manager, Daisy, share their real-life stories and advice to help ensure your first visit goes as smoothly as possible. They also discuss topics such as visiting room food, dress codes, do's and don'ts, and even the people you may meet in the waiting room. Steve also speaks with a PenPals.Buzz member, Jacques Avery, who is incarcerated in Illinois and hoping to meet a woman who will eventually visit him.