Facts & Figures

(As of December 2006)


Who we are


There are about 300 listed in our address file.
One third of us are married, with one or two children.

Where we come from


Our ages


How many prisoners we write to

 
14% of correspondences had to stop because of the execution of the prisoner.
28% have had some kind of contact with the family and/or 19% with the prisoner's legal representative.

Where our correspondents are from


One out of five of our members have visited their correspondent once or more.


What we do besides corresponding

More than half of us belong to other human rights organizations, social and/or religious ones.

How long we have been members

Half of us have been members for three years or more.

How we heard about lifespark

The media are our main source of members with 38%, followed by "word-of-mouth" with 20%.