Beyond Prisons is a podcast on prison abolition that elevates the voices of people directly impacted by the system.
Beyond Prisons is a podcast on prison abolition that elevates the voices of people directly impacted by the system.
Having Loved Ones in Prison is A Financial Cost Borne by Women
Incarceration isolates people from their loved ones, and their community. Additionally, incarceration is expensive, and the financial burden is largely carried by women — be they moms, friends, aunties, sisters, girlfriends, grandmas, etc. The costs of keeping people in cages disproportionately affects people that historically, and systemically are economically disadvantaged. This is a form of violence that is often obscured by the fact that there is a lot of shame and stigma around publicly claiming that you have loved ones in prison. The reality is that with few (very few) exceptions no one person, or family is financially prepared to carry the financial weight of having someone in prison, let alone two people.
If you’d like to financially support Claude or Paul. You can do so in the following ways:
Connect Network: Create an account here. (this account will allow you to add $ to their phone (known as PIN in the system), and to their commissary (known as Trust in the system).
GTL Getting Out: Create and account here. (this account will allow you to add $ to their tablet account, and it is where you can email them directly). To add $ to their account select the “Inmate” button, when prompted. To add $ to your account (necessary if you want to write to them) select the “Friends and Family” button when prompted.
To find them in the system, you will need the following information: State, Name of Prison, their Names.
State: Delaware
Prison: James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Name: Claude Lacomb (the prison misspelled his name and they refuse to fix it. The correct spelling is Lacombe).
Name: Paul Lacombe
Write to them
For non-legal inmate mail:
Claude Lacombe - 00552189
Delaware DOC - 1101
PO Box 96777
Las Vegas, NV 89193
Paul Lacombe - 00605942
Delaware DOC - 1101
PO Box 96777
Las Vegas, NV 89193
Send books to them: (Paperback books only)
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC)
Claude Lacombe
SBI 00552189
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
1181 Paddock Road
Smyrna, DE 19977
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC)
Paul Lacombe
SBI 00605942
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
1181 Paddock Road
Smyrna, DE 19977