State DOC websites do make inmate records publicly searchable, but they are designed as lookup tools for people who already know who they are searching for, not as browsable directories. Publishing a full list of every inmate with their ID numbers attached would raise serious privacy and security concerns, which is why that kind of open roster does not exist. If you already have a specific person in mind and just need their DOC number, InmateAid can help with that. Send...

Unfortunately the federal Bureau of Prisons does not have to tell the outside public anything that they are doing relating to inmate punishment or transfer. If your inmate is in the SHU, he is allowed one 15-minute phone call per week. He is allowed to receive mail and he is allowed to write. If you have spoken to your inmate's counselor or case manager (or unit team secretary) before that might open the lines of communication, but it is not...

The InmateAid Response Mail Service is prewfect for international families. Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you using our address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp - to you is would be...

You would login to your My Account area. Click on Discount Telephone, then click on Add Local line. Then include the State, Facility, Your Telephone Number and select the plan either Monthly or Quarterly. The next screen you will see is the breakdown of what you are paying for. Then click to the next screen which is a checkout page where you enter your credit/debit card information. After your payment goes through it will immediately email your receipt of purchase....

Receiving letters and photos from the people you love while incarcerated is genuinely one of the most meaningful things that happens inside. Mail call is a ritual that never loses its weight. Hearing your name called and holding something someone took the time to write or photograph for you is a tangible reminder that the world outside has not moved on without you and that people are waiting. That connection matters more than most people on the outside realize. Meeting a...

Yes, inmates in the Special Housing Unit can make phone calls, but access is severely limited compared to the general population. The standard across most federal and state facilities is one 15-minute call per week. That is it. One window, 15 minutes, and if the call does not connect or gets cut short, that opportunity is gone until the following week. This applies broadly across the federal system and most state prison systems, though the specific rules can vary from one...