Do I Need to Give My Address for an Inmate to Write Back?

No. You do not need to provide your personal mailing address anywhere on InmateAid for your inmate to write back to you.

All letters sent through InmateAid go out with InmateAid's return address on the envelope, not yours. When your inmate wants to reply, they write back to that address. When the letter arrives, we scan it and post it directly to your account. You receive an email notification and read the reply by logging into the site.

This setup also means your home address never has to appear on prison mail room records, which is something many people prefer for privacy reasons.