Being a penpal to a deathrow inmate: good idea or horrible mistake?
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its always good idea to comunicate with new people and share each other's experiences
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I would not give your real address, but I see no harm in it as long as you dont get sucked into his pleases of innocence.
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Big mistake. I wrote to a death row inmate, Shannon Agofsky and was totally "played". Once I started to notice his manipulations and deception I could take a step back and realize how he had been lying to me all along-even about stupid small stuff. For me this was the first and only time, and the last, that I will put my friendship and support out there to a convict. Maybe not all of them are bad but it just isn't worth the gamble and the time and effort it takes to weed through the bad ones to get to a decent on. There are lots of people in this world that need love and support that HAVEN'T made decisions that put them on death row!
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be very careful. go ahead and write but do not send money or accept any gifts or do any 'favors' for them. and don't give your phone number.
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Bitterfly, can you get in touch with me please?? I know this an old subject, regarding writing to prisoners, but I have had some terrible experiences, and I wish to share and see how others have come out, with good stuff to say or bad stuff. This Shannon Agofsky one is an idiot I wrote to before, and it appears I was writing to him at the same time as Bitterfly was, in 2008! I feel like such an idiot myself, and I won't write to another person in jail or prison. But,anyway, Bitterfly, if you read this, or anyone else who has written to Shannon Agofsky, please get in touch with me. I don't mind putting my e-mail out here: DebbieWith7@aol.com
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