The Institute for Death Row Correspondence exists to support, train, and sustain people who correspond with individuals on death row. We are a program of the Execution Intervention Project, rooted in the belief that no human being should be allowed to disappear — and that correspondence, sent faithfully and consistently, is one of the most powerful acts of resistance available to ordinary people.

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Connect.

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We match correspondents with people on death row who have asked to be written to, and we provide the training and resources to help those relationships take root and last.

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Sustain.

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We organize support groups for people who are already writing — because this work is easier to carry in community, and because correspondents need a place to process what they are experiencing, stay accountable, and keep going when it gets hard.

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Advocate.

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We help correspondents show up for the people they correspond with — whether that means understanding a legal situation, raising a voice publicly, or standing with someone as their case reaches its final stages. Writing a letter is where most people begin. It is rarely where they stop.