{"id":5,"date":"2019-04-25T16:32:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T16:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/drsp\/death-row-support-project\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:09:47","slug":"death-row-support-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/drsp\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Row Support Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<meta name=\"google-site-verification\" content=\"ErqGK1W9N-pdkPa0x1gyM4GlzuAvEezeVzyFhqEWJcE\" \/>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v8.0&amp;appId=1641983936050416&amp;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"RDJt3I5E\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/drsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/06\/drsp-logo-e1561648700349.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deathrowsupportproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em class=\"fb-icon\" style=\"float: left;\"><\/em><\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/deathrowsupportproject\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"inst-icon\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COB_DRSP\"><i class=\"twitter-icon\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cobdrsp.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"blog-icon\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Death Row Support Project<br>PO Box 349<br>N Manchester IN 46962\n<br><a href=\"mailto:drsp@brethren.org\">drsp@brethren.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/drsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2020\/09\/drsp-stamps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sending first-class stamps will help support the work of the project, which is run completely by volunteers, with web services supplied by the Church of the Brethren.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/opp?designation=Death%20Row%20Support%20Project%20(820)\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-warning btn-lg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give to DRSP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/f\/seamless.js\" data-key=\"IIQhwdTqN0irSykw7-0-_w\" data-form=\"139\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cEverybody on death row needs someone at their side.\u201d\u2014Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A person confined to death row often spends up to 23 hours each day alone in a small cell\u2014for years and sometimes decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Letters can bring a ray of hope to the darkness of death row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those on the outside, learning to know just one prisoner can dispel some of the misconceptions and fears about prisons and the people locked away inside of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in learning more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/drsp\/instructions\/\" class=\"btn btn-warning btn-lg\">Sign up here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/uncategorized\/messenger-radio\/\">&#8220;Voices of Death Row Project&#8221; podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deathrowsupportproject\/\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"\" data-height=\"1200\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"false\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deathrowsupportproject\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deathrowsupportproject\/\">Death Row Support Project<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/ChurchOfTheBrethren1\/DeathRowSupportProjectSignup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will you write to someone on death row?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"drsp-news\">DRSP News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2026-3\">A Voice from Florida&#8217;s Death Row<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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greetings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas wish list<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reasons to oppose the death penalty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-7-new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prison food<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If you stop writing&#8230;<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-3\" target=\"_blank\">Federal abolition<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-2\" target=\"_blank\">Pen pal challenges<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2021-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abolishing the Death Penalty<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2020-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joy<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2020-9467913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Challenging Requests<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2020-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How&#8217;s it going?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-9397377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why write to someone on death row?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">300 New Writers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lost Mail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pen Pals in the New Normal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Ideas from Pen Pals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fahrenheit 451 comes to Florida death row<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prisoners, Pen Pals, and Positive Activism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sending Cards to Death Row<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2020-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poems from Each Side of the Glass<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2019-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Christmas Wish List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2019-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Thanksgiving Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2019-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rodney Reed and Texas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2019-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;He Became our Friend&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2019-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report from the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/drsp-news-2019-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Visit to Death Row<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2019-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prisons kick chaplains out of execution chamber<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2019-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Updates from DRSP Director Rachel Gross and a pen pal&#8217;s poem<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2019-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report on Christmas card project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2018-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas greetings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2018-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview with Florida death row prisoner Fahiym Abdul Ghaniy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/drsp-news-2018-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington state abolishes death penalty; invitation to send holiday cards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren.org\/death-row-support-project-news-2018-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Important information for those writing to prisoners in PA; the death penalty in the media<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Death Row Support ProjectPO Box 349N Manchester IN 46962 drsp@brethren.org Give to DRSP \u201cEverybody on death row needs someone at their side.\u201d\u2014Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ A person confined to death row often spends up to 23 hours each day alone in a small cell\u2014for years and sometimes decades. 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