My name is Allen Winslow Bridgers and I am currently confined to Texas’s notorious death row.

For the last seven years of my life has been a delicate balance between hope and hopelessness between growth and despair. There have been times when I felt positive about my chance of getting off death row, on the brink of a court ruling or after receiving some good news from my attorney. But those times are few and far between. I am under no illusion about what the state of Texas intends for me and I must admit the whole idea makes it hard for me to sleep some nights. I am not afraid to dies, yet I am afraid I’ll never get out and share the world with the man I’ve grown into. When I came to Death Row I could hardly read and write. Over the years I taught myself by spelling words from the dictionary. As I grew to understand more words I began to have a deeper appreciation of life. That along with all the people I’ve seen get executed over the years has made me more compassionate person. I am still not a very good writer but I am learning more everyday.

With this website, I hope to introduce you to my plight and the critical state of appeals. I desperately need to hire an appeal specialist and possibly an investigator in order to expose the injustices prevailing my case.

If you would like to learn more about the issues surrounding my conviction, I would be glad to share them with you. Moreover, I look forward to developing friendships with people on the outside. I am a normal guy who has views, opinions and concerns like most people. I know that death row is often sensationalized in the media (we are all mass murderers according to the television). So I often find myself having to prove my humanity to people before the can feel comfortable sharing themselves with me. If anything please know I am none of what you expect me to be.

I was born and raised in Norfolk, VA and my family members still live in Virginia and Georgia. My birthday is on the 6th of March, so I’m 34 years old. I am a strong non-denominational Christian believer.

My hobbies are old and fast cars, basketball, football, reading and just having fun in life. My favorite author is James Patterson and my favorite books by him are the Alex Cross series. I am currently reading his latest called Hollywood. I grew up around the ocean all my life, so my favorite food is seafood, and I love butter pecan ice cream.

I enjoy listening to all types of music because I am in a cell 23 hours a day alone. Texas death row inmates are not allowed to have a television, so I spend a lot of time listening to my radio or reading a good book. My love for music is Jazz, because it helps me relax my mind and body. Ay favorite musician is Sade because every song she sings makes me feel as though I were sharing the same feelings, so I feel very close to her music.

I look forward to a true person who is willing to correspond with me. I welcome all sexes, races, and religions to write.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Allen W. Bridgers #999267
Polunsky Unit
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston
TX 77351
USA