There are limited ways to "speak to an inmate". The obvious ways are with the telephone, but the inmate must initiate the call. For them to do that, there needs to be an account set up somewhere. Visitation is another way. Writing letters is another way to communicate. All of these methods are going to have some costs associated, unfortunately. Getting locked up is more expensive to the friends and family on the outside than for the inmate on the inside.

Your husband adds the LOCAL number to his Trulincs account inside the prison. They have computer terminals inside the rec room which is also where they send emails via Coorlinks. There is nothing for you to do but answer the phone!!

InmateAid is not replacing the phone service inside the jail. InmateAid makes the calls cheaper by identifying the carriers and their published rates then applying an algorithm to determine the price of a 15-minute call with their current number or a number that makes the same call less expensive. We can save money on calls in 75% of the cases. For instance, in all federal prisons, a local call is $0.06/minute vs $0.21/minute for long-distance calls. If your inmate uses all

Via email, text message and it is displayed in your Account Dashboard

You would have to be on Jodi Arias' visitor list. She would have to initiate any phone calls, you cannot call the prison to talk to her.

Yes an inmate can use their commissary money to make phone calls (to any number), and no... on your prepaid account add only your number and that is the only one they can call

You cannot call an inmate, they must initiate the call.

You shouldn't visit, but him calling you shouldn't raise any red flags

Yes, during the pandemic, inmate calls were free. They are no longer free and if you are paying more than $3 per 15 minutes, get an InmateAid Discount Phone line

Not unless they have a smuggled, illegal cellphone in their cell