Every August 8th, we show up. For the loved ones on the inside and the families holding them close from the outside. One day. One community. One shared message: you are not forgotten.
We asked our community, our partners, and our Pelipost family what this day means to them. Here's what they shared.
Featuring Paige and Gigi of the Love Within Walls Podcast, plus voices from the Pelipost Family.
We'd love to feature your voice in future videos and posts.
If you've ever waited by the phone, saved every letter, counted the days until a visit, or planned your whole week around a single five-minute call, this day is for you.
Nearly half of Americans have a family member or loved one who has been impacted by incarceration. Yet the experience is often surrounded by silence, judgment, and stigma.
At Pelipost, we built this day because we have lived it. Every August 8th, the community comes together in photos, letters, and social posts that remind incarcerated loved ones and their families that love travels anywhere.
This day says: we love you, we miss you, and we are still here. No matter the walls or distance between us.
Gigi, Co-host of Love Within Walls Podcast
Small acts. Big meaning. Choose one, or do them all.
A single photo can change a hard day. Use the Pelipost app to send pictures straight to any correctional facility in the United States.
Put pen to paper. Tell your loved one what you appreciate about them, a memory that makes you smile, or what you are looking forward to together.
Share a photo, a story, or a tribute on social media using the hashtag GlobalIncarceratedLovedOneDay. Visibility helps break stigma.
Find your people. Pelipost Support Circles connect families who understand what it is like to love someone who is incarcerated, because they are living it too.
Talk to a friend, coworker, or neighbor about the millions of families impacted by incarceration. Compassionate conversations soften hard hearts.
Use person-first language with family, friends, and yourself. Small word changes build a culture of respect for everyone impacted by incarceration.
How we talk about people shapes how we treat them. Person-first language puts the human before the circumstance. It reminds us that our loved ones are parents, partners, siblings, children, and friends, first and always.
On Global Incarcerated Loved One Day, we choose words that lead with dignity. We drop harmful labels. We lift up the people behind the headlines.
Every August 8th, families, friends, and supporters come together to honor their incarcerated loved ones. Here's what that looks like.
Read how this day started, why the name changed, and what it has meant for families across the country.
Read the full storyThis August 8th, and every day after, your loved one needs to know they're not forgotten. We'll help you say it.
