Foreign Prisoner Support Services has compiled the following list of primary and secondary essential items for prisoners detained in foreign prisons. WE DO NOT ACCEPT DONATIONS OR COLLECT MONEY FOR OR ON BEHALF OF PRISONERS OR THEIR FAMILIES.
Remember to itemize each item in your letter so that the prisoner can take appropriate actions when items are not included. Send where practical via the appropriate Embassy or deliver personally. Make sure you have established regular contact with the prisoner before sending anything.
Primary essential items
1. Toothpaste
2. Soap
3. Talcum Powder
4. Laundry powder [Tip: Sard soap bar is lighter.]
5. Shampoo & Conditioner
6. Toothbrush
7. Moisturizers [Tip: sachets]
8. Tinea Cream
9. Dettol
10. Savlon
11. Chap sticks [dry lips]
12 Cracked heal cream [Tip: sachets]
13. Bandaids
14. Cotton Buds
15. Wet ones [refresher towels]
16. Mosquito coils & Repellent [RID]
17. Oil of Cloves [toothache]
18. Cold Sore Cream
19. Chux wipes
20. Dental Floss
Secondary essential items
21. Writing materials [pencil/envelope/paper]
22. Reading material
23. Postcard from home
24. Rubber Thongs
25. Ear Plugs
26. Hair brush
27. Cavat [temporary tooth filling]
28. Tobacco/cigarettes & lighter
29. Hat
30. Plain t-shirts
31. Clothes pegs
32. Packet noodles
33. Packet spices
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