the only "sure way" is a postcard or a letter letting them know the specifics

The phone system through InmateAid allows you to "use a local number" inside the United States so that your inmate doesn't have to absorb the high cost of international calls

You cannot call an inmate, the inmate MUST initiate the call. If you want to get the conversation started, send them a postcard with your number on it

Maybe send them a postcard with your number on it

Inmate phone privileges begin after orientation, usually within the first two weeks. They will have to have some money in their inmate account or they could call you collect (THE most expensive prison call). If they have money to call, they can call every day...

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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