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Dating Sites For Prisoners

EXAMINER.COM -- Sep 8 -- The number of sites is growing as fast as the prisons themselves with sites like prisonpenpals.com, jailbabes.com, jaildudes.com, inmate.com, ladiesofthepen.com, Cellblockmail.com, and inmatesforyou.com. The sites make their money by charging inmates (roughly $40 to $75) to post their ads and print and forward any responses, or by charging penpals (usually less than $10) for inmate addresses.  Susan Smith is one of the most popular prisoners on writeaprisoner.com where she has her pick of men - to the tune of over 1 million emails and letters - who are lining up online to be her beau. Apparently locking your children in a car, driving them into a lake and killing them isn't a deterrent for some men...go figure.

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Prison Love

LOUGHBOROUGH ECHO -- June 13 -- With more than 20 internet sites dedicated to finding love behind bars, it seems that prison dating is a big business. One American site, in particular, called Prison Penpals, has a monthly list of more than 100 inmates looking for company. Adam Lovell, president of writeaprisoner.com, believes his US site is a popular hit with the Brits. "Currently, the UK is second in terms of traffic." "inmates are typically much more appreciative than free world citizens, especially when people are willing to reach out to them", said Lovell. FULL ARTICLE @ LOUGHBOROUGH ECHO