SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Utah group is connecting Utah inmates with pen pals throughout the state. The goal is to create meaningful connection and support for someone who really needs it.

Writing a letter might not seem like much, but it is a connection making a real difference.

Brynn Carnesecca started Envelopes of Hope over a year ago with a very simple and important goal. She told ABC4, “This is giving people a place to be seen, and it is a cathartic way for them to positively express their emotions and find somebody that is supporting them in their journey.”

Carnesecca was looking for a way to give back during her time with the Miss America opportunity. She was looking for her service project and remembered an opportunity for her years ago when she wrote a pen pal in a prison in Ph

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