Sondra in a Thai prisonMarch 27, 2007 10:10 pm

Update info on Sondra Davis

I just received an email from one of Sondra’s friends saying that Sondra had called her and that she is being moved tonight or tomorrow. She did not know where she was going.

On Saturday I received 2 letters from Sondra. Her last letter from Thailand and her first from LA. I cried when I read this paragraph about arriving in LA:

"The first night here I had my first hot shower in 5 years. I was finished in 3 min. I had to stop and start over, tell myself it was okay to stand there under the hot water and take my time. The women here complain. I only wish my friends were in here." flower

I will keep you posted. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers and letters for Sondra.

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General, Sondra in a Thai prisonMarch 21, 2007 9:57 pm

Contact information for Sondra

Here is the contact info for Sondra. Do not forget the inmate number below her name. You can send her money either by US Postal Service w/ money order or send via western Union Quick Collect   see instructions below       flower

Sondra  F Davis

13559-007

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER

MDC LOS ANGELES

METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER

P.O. BOX 1500

LOS ANGELES, CA  90053

Funds may be sent to Federal inmates via the United States Postal Service or via the Western Union Quick Collect Program. In either case, the inmate must physically be housed at a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ facility before funds can be received and posted. If the inmate is not physically in a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ facility, the funds cannot be posted and will be returned or rejected.

U.S. Postal Service

Inmates’ families and friends choosing to send inmates funds through the mail must send those funds to the following address and in accordance with the directions provided below:
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Insert Valid Committed Inmate Name
Insert Inmate Eight Digit Register Number
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001
The deposit must be in the form of a money order made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight digit register number. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that do not have valid inmate information to the sender provided the envelope has an adequate return address. Personal checks and cash can not be accepted for deposit.
The sender’s name and return address must appear on the upper left hand corner of the envelope to ensure that the funds can be returned to the sender in the event that they can not be posted to the inmate’s account. The deposit envelope must not contain any items intended for delivery to the inmate. The Bureau of Prisons shall dispose of all items included with the funds.
In the event funds have been mailed but have not been received in the inmate’s account and adequate time has passed for mail service to Des Moines, Iowa, the sender must initiate a tracer with the entity who sold them the money order to resolve any issues.
Western Union Quick Collect Program
Inmates’ families and friends may also send inmates funds through Western Union’s Quick Collect Program. All funds sent via Western Union’s Quick Collect will be posted to the inmate’s account within two to four hours, when those funds are sent between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST (seven days per week, including holidays). Funds received after 9:00 pm EST will be posted by 7:00 am EST the following morning. Funds sent to an inmate through the Quick Collect Program may be sent via one of the following ways:
1) At an agent location with cash: The inmate’s family or friends must complete a Quick Collect Form. Click here to view a sample Quick Collect Form. To find the nearest agent, they may call 1-800-325-6000 or go to www.westernunion.com.
2) By phone using a credit/debit card: The inmate’s family or friends may simply call 1-800-634-3422 and press option 2.
3) ONLINE using a credit/debit card: The inmate’s family and friends may go to www.westernunion.com and select "Quick Collect".
For each Western Union Quick Collect transaction, the following information must be provided:
1) Valid Inmate Eight Digit Register Number
2) Committed Inmate Name
3) Code City: FBOP
4) State code: DC
Please note that the inmate’s committed name and eight digit register number must be entered correctly. If the sender does not provide the correct information, the transaction cannot be completed. The Code City is always FBOP and the State Code is always DC.
Each transaction is accepted or rejected at the point of sale. The sender has the sole responsibility of sending the funds to the correct inmate. If an incorrect register number and/or name are used and accepted and posted to that inmate, funds may not be returned.
Any questions or concerns regarding Western Union transfers should be directed to Western Union by the sender (general public). Questions or concerns should not be directed to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

For additional information concerning inmate Commissary account deposit procedures, please see the Bureau of Prisons Trust Fund/Warehouse/Laundry Manual (PS 4500.04) or 28 CFR Parts 506 and 540. For information concerning a specific deposit, please contact Federal Bureau of Prisons’ staff at 202-307-2712 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET.

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Sondra in a Thai prisonMarch 16, 2007 11:27 pm

Great News

Sondra Davis is back in the USA. She is at the Metropolitan Detention Center in LA. I do not have details yet or a mailing address. ribbonsThank you so much for sending her letters and cards. It really helped.

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Sondra in a Thai prisonOctober 21, 2006 11:43 pm

Update

mailboxesI just received another letter from Sondra and she is SURPRISED. She is receiving your letters and is sharing your inspirational words with other women (6,000 in the prison). A man from New Mexico said that he’d be in Thailand in January and has offered to bring her books. My friend, Ellen, has sent her some of poetry. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. buddha

If you send out holiday cards, please consider sending her one. Or perhaps a postcard from your local area. Or a newspaper clipping. Or an inspirational quote.

Sondra Davis, Central Women’s Correctional Inst., 33/3 Ngamwangwan Rd., Lad Yao, Chatajak, Bangkok, Thailand, 10900

(Cost for 1st class letter in US: $84 cents)peacock
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General, Sondra in a Thai prisonOctober 6, 2006 12:15 am

Letter from Sondra in Thai Prison

turtleI just received a letter written in July answering my letter of May. It is a slow process. I had sent her a visual meditation wheel and she tells me that she is "working hard on trying not to react to everything that happens, not to take the ups and downs to personally". flower

Recently the King gave "(amnesty) off the sentences of drug cases. I received 5 years + the 4 I’ve done, only 21 more years. The Princess made a visit to the prison. She gave money to build the library, outside is a sign, saying among other "facts" there are 9, 861 books in the library. I counted the English books, 51.Many I donated myself. There were a few more but the library was cleaned up. Many English books were ? We suspect sold. Outside the library is posted a sign with the women who have read the most, out of 50 women; I am the only foreigner at #14. This does not count the books my friends and I share around. 89 books this year. flower 4

If anyone is going to Thailand and wants to visit Sondra, please go to the US embassy and they will give her a pass to visit her in the Embassy Room at the prison. "There is no waiting, the room is air conditioned and the visits are 1 hour. The other room has 1 1/2 hour wait for 20 minutes and it’s outside for the visitors. Everyone yells and it’s not nice."

Thank you all again for sending prayers and thoughts to Sondra. If you want to write her, please do: flower 5

Sondra Davis, Central Women’s Correctional Inst., 33/3 Ngamwangwan Rd., Lad Yao, Chatajak, Bangkok, Thailand, 10900 (Cost for 1st class letter: $84 cents)

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