I sent my brother books when he was in prison. Also, a daily newspaper. It’s allowed. He read it daily and traded stuff for him. I’d get her a subscription.

I would suggest that you send magazines as well. They can get passed around easily and the perfume inserts are like currency. I think they can be sent from Amazon too, but some institutions will let you send them directly in a manila envelope.

Seeing both couples so much in the past few days has driven something home: There is much joy in the Obamas; there is very little in the Trumps.