LOL, Artist....I haven't reached the point of seeking a prison "penpal!" I think it takes a certain mindset....not sure what....to delude oneself about prison inmates as romantic partners. The prison con artist has lots and lots of time on his hands to devise enticing and seductive words for a "needy" woman. It's a pitiful scenario.
I've dated a couple of "marginal" characters myself, one ending up in prison after stalking me and breaking into my house with a gun, trying to shoot me. That was shortly after my divorce, and I was a "babe in the woods" at that time, naive to the characters out there. I think (hope) I've learned something from it.
Seeker