Project Empty Hands* Messaging with Incarcerated Men Notes by Robin Crawford, who is getting to know incarcerated men at Shelton Prison: I was introduced to Doug by the One Parish/One Prisoner (OPOP) project of Underground Ministries. Our plan was to support Doug in his transition to life outside the prison, which our program expected to be within 1 year, just time to get acquainted before his release. Within four months, we found that he still had 4 or 5 years to serve. While it was called a “mistake,” I believe it was providence. The OPOP team decided to accompany him until his release date. He and I began to use the Washington State required system of messaging called “Securus,...