Ask The Inmate. Real answers from people who've been there.

Most people inside would tell you the same thing, being out with family and friends is what they miss the most. Incarceration takes away: Freedom to make your own choices Daily contact with loved ones Simple things like privacy, routine, and comfort Even in lower security settings, it is still a controlled environment where: Every movement is scheduled Communication is limited Personal connections become very important That is why letters, calls, and visits matter so much. They help maintain a connection to the outside world and remind someone of what...

The mail room staff does potentially read every letter coming through, even at the camps but they are looking for crime-related content that relates to their crime, escape or potential crimes they might know about or even direct through letters. Outside of those instances, you can write whatever you want in your letter to your inmate. Sexually explicit letters are especially gratifying for the inmate. They have no means of intimacy and your sexy words of encouragement are a great...

This service is NOT an email, it is a postal letter delivered into the mail room of the facility. Inmate do not have internet access. Our members find it reliable, convenience, safe and priced fairly for what we do. There is no proof of receipt other than your inmate will let you know they did. We have been mailing tens of thousands of letters and pictures every month to inmates in EVERY facility in the United States. It is rare when...

InmateAid was created for the online user, NOT the inmates as they are not supposed to have access to the Internet. We know that smartphone use is rampant in the prison systems so we say "not supposed to". All of the ways that a loved one on the outside can make an inmate's sentence easier to ride out is on InmateAid. You can send money, write your inmate a real letter, add some photos (these are printed out on high gloss 4...