Reconnecting with a family member you have not seen in years while they are incarcerated takes patience but it is absolutely possible. Here is how both processes work. Phone calls The phone call process begins entirely on your brother's end. He must initiate everything. He submits your phone number to prison staff for approval and once approved he can call you directly from the facility phones. You cannot call him. There is no inbound call option at any

If you have researched the inmate's name in the Inmate Locator and there is no ID #, you may send the letter without the number. There are some facilities that do not have numbers for their inmates.

FDC Miami is a tall maximum security facility in downtown Miami. The email system is called TruLinks and can be accessed by logging onto Corrlinks.com.

Riverbend Correctional Facility in Georgia is a privately operated facility run by the GEO Group under contract with the Georgia Department of Corrections. Sending money to an inmate there follows the Georgia DOC approved process rather than a facility specific system. The approved money transfer services for Georgia DOC facilities including Riverbend are JPay and Access Corrections. Both allow you to send money online, by phone, or through retail locations. JPay JPay is the most commonly used

He should meet with his counselor or unit team manager to request the form to send earned or accrued inmate trust account money home. Depending upon the facility he may get his balance in cash or on a debit card upon release, too. Every prison system is different, have him find out the rules.

Please contact us directly through aid@inmateaid.com with the specific program you are looking to use. Some of what we have designed are not fully posted yet but we have the resources to send your inmate in the right direction.

Inmates are tested for tuberculosis every year but are NOT tested for sexually transmitted diseases. There are provisions of disclosure where the admittance staff will interview the inmate and ask if they have HIV or hepatitis so as to know if the inmate will need special medical treatment.

Friends and family members can follow an inmate to stay connected via posts by the manager of the account. Visitation updates, pictures and wish list items are posted for the benefit of the people who wish to help the inmate they follow.

Inmates are nosy and will try to find out anything they can to exploit other inmates. Predatory inmates look for weaknesses in other inmates, especially new ones. DO NOT offer any information about your case and NEVER let another inmate know you co-operated, being called a snitch is the worst thing an inmate can be labeled; and yes it is dangerous to do so.

Sexual assault in federal prison is not common but it is a reality that deserves an honest answer rather than a dismissive one. Like sexual assault on the outside, many incidents inside go unreported. The reasons are similar, fear of retaliation, shame, distrust of the reporting process, and uncertainty about whether anything will change. The Prison Rape Elimination Act, known as PREA, was passed specifically to address this problem and requires all federal facilities to have reporting mechanisms, investigation protocols,