To make a survey of this issue qualitative approach was chosen, using the method of semi-standardized interviews by Diocesan charity in České Budějovice. 6 female volunteers, who are active pen pals with prisoners, took part in the research. The coordinator of this project was also interviewed to get general view of this issue. The objective of the thesis was to find out how is the project Prison correspondence being developed in Czech prisons. Another objective was to find out how female volunteers view the risks associated with participation in the project.