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by elliekelly 1733 days ago
This reminds me of one of the most heartbreaking projects I've ever stumbled across: http://photorequestsfromsolitary.org
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Is this a thing where inmates in solitary want to see a specific thing, and we take pics of them and send it to them? Or is this an AI training thing?

Edit: This breaks my heart. I found the hand written notes from inmates. One guy just wants to see his kid he doesnt know, one guy wants an aerial shot of his old neighborhood so he can stroll mentally down his street, and another just wants a photo of, as he put it, "A nice looking young lady wit banging body and some tights, shorts, showing that phat ass but able to see her face and pretty eyes at the same time, she can be black or spanish or white it all cool wit me. "

I don't know how serious these folks are, or if they get the photos, but I feel motivated to at least try and indulge a few of them.

Imagine you during covid lockdown with no TV, no internet, no phone, moldy food and no one to talk to. That's how I imagine solitary is. We put people in that situation for years. It makes them literally crazy. Modern day Gulag.
Jeeeeze, "heartbreaking" is the right word.

I'm not sure if thanks is the right word, but thanks.