Does InmateAid Work at CCA McRae Correctional Institution?

Yes. InmateAid works at CCA McRae, now known as CoreCivic McRae Correctional Institution in Georgia, and at every other prison, jail, and detention center in the United States. The service does not require any special arrangement with the facility.

Here is why it works everywhere. InmateAid's letter and photo service operates through the US Postal Service, the same way any personal letter would. The letters and photos we print and mail on your behalf arrive at the facility's mail room as standard incoming mail. They follow the same guidelines as any other piece of mail addressed to an inmate, which means they go through the normal inspection process and get distributed at mail call.

There is nothing in our mailings that identifies them as coming from a third-party service. No marketing inserts, no outside materials. The envelope contains only the letter and photos you uploaded, addressed to your inmate with their name and ID number, with InmateAid's return address on the back.

Your loved one not having heard of InmateAid is completely normal. Inmates are not notified that someone has set up an account to correspond with them through the site. The best way to let him know about the service is through the letter itself or through a phone call. Once he receives that first letter and sees the quality of the print and photos, the service explains itself.