? Thank you all so much ?

I’ve just received a call from Sam Melia in HMP Hull. His Probation Officer has just informed him that they’ve been “inundated” with letters and emails complaining about Sam not being able to have any contact with his children. As a result, they‘ve decided to remove all but one of the restrictions. This means that Sam can now:

- Receive photographs of his children
- Receive letters from his children
- Talk to his children on the phone
- Talk about his children

He is still unable to receive visits from his children, however HMP Hull have advised they only haven’t removed this because they legally aren’t allowed to as an assessment has already started to take place. This means the assessment is already moving forward so hopefully the final restriction will be lifted very soon too, all being well.

This goes to show that:

A) Public pressure does work
B) They didn’t actually have to put all those restrictions on Sam in the first place, they just chose to

Thank you so much to everybody who complained to the prison. Honestly, from the bottom of our hearts. It means so much to me and Sam. I’ll let you all know what happens with the visit restriction as soon as I know more.

I've resumed sending postcards anonymously a couple of times a month to all the remaining prisoners on our list.

There won't be an entry for Sam in the database. Just saying, that's not a mistake but a choice. The contact information is public domain anyway. The Givesendgo link is also public knowledge so I shall leave it here. Also, Givesendgo is structured such that no-one can tell who has donated money to the campaign.

^^^ Horrible AI image on that article, with messed up fingers and the serpent's teeth and tongue, and Eve has a fruit growing from her neck like a tumour. LOL

Of course, Vincent has a website and blog. For monolingual English-speakers the better option than the built-in translator is to use Google translate, in my opinion:

https://blogue-sansconcession-net.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

They also have a Telegram channel: @sansconcession

I'm too slow to find his personal address right now. I'll post it when I have it.

And this was pre ban!