Valentine’s Day has been and gone, and if, like the Beetle you did not receive any declarations of undying love, there’s always some of America’s most desirable felons who are lining up to send you love letters, poems and even proposals of marriage. If that is your cup of tea, take a look at: www.hotprisonpals.com. Inmates, both heterosexual and gay, pay $19 to post their photograph and a short note on the site. Women inmates are also invited to join hotprisonpals, but none has applied so far.

With no access to the Internet, letters are often the only contact U.S. prisoners have with the outside world. “Prisoners have real abandonment issues. Friends and family often stop writing after a couple of years,” said Bangkok based Jason Rupp, a 30 year old photographer who built the Web site in 2003.