Supporting Nichole in Prison

Good Morning Beloveds,

I wanted to let you know that Nichole was transferred to Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (prison) on Thursday. She begins to serve her 55 month sentence in the medium security prison. She will be confined to a cell with one cell mate until her time approaches the 2 year mark and she can be transferred to the minimum security facility. Doing time in medium will be very different for her...it is a much, much harsher environment with more serious offenders and more restrictions. The officers on the unit are also trained to be more punitive and distant. Our support in loving her and continuing to invite her to the transformation and healing that has arrived and is arriving will be important...critical.

She can receive mail (and would love to receive mail). Here is how you address the envelope (needs to be done "by the book.")

Nichole Dayleen Nicholson
SID# 15684969
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
24499 SW Grahams Ferry Road
PO Box 9000
Wilsonville, OR 97070

Please make sure you have your full name and return address on the envelope. No more than 10 pages of print-outs or copies. No glitter on cards...no crayon drawings etc. Nothing that could be suspicious of carrying drugs.

If you are called to support Nichole financially during this time you can also put money on her inmate trust account. They are issued state shoes, pants and shirts. If they want lotion, toothpaste, aspirin, feminine supplies, coffee, books, envelopes, better shoes than the little canvas ones they are issued, radio, or to make phone calls they have to have $$$ on their account. She will be working and most prison jobs pay about $10-15/month. Following is the way to put money on her books.

How to deposit money in an inmate´s account

Funds may be placed on an inmate’s Central Trust account with either a money order or cashier’s check (note, we do not accept checks issued from bank bill pay service.)The Department of Corrections cannot accept cash or personal checks.

1. Make the money order/cashier’s check payable to: "DOC," with the inmate’s name and SID number. Example:Payable to: DOC for John Doe, SID #1234567. On the money order/cashier’s, check you must write the name and mailing address of purchaser, including city, state, and zip code.

-and-

2. Mail the money order/cashier’s check to:
Central Trust
Oregon Department of Corrections
PO Box 14400
Salem, OR 97309-5077

The money will be put in the inmate’s account upon receipt through the mail.

You can also send books to her through Amazon, the same way as sending mail. She will be starting a blog about her experience -- sending me written accounts of her process and progress and I will post them to her site. I will let you know when that is live.

She sends her love and says thank you for your support and for your love...she is beginning again and receiving love.

With gratitude for any support -- visible and invisible -- you have given and are giving to this young woman!

Love,
Anakha