We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband. Once they decide the mail is fit to be handed out at mail call, your inmate will receive it. Any delay that occurs at the facility is out of our control. We make no guarantees as to how long it will take as there are thousands of facilities and none

Yes. The service is called Inmate Response, your inmate can write you using the return address of inmateAid which is on the letter they receive from you. If you did not provide your address or do not want it known, they will write you back through us. Our members love the privacy and security that InmateAid provides.

They receive the actual magazine. Inmates do not have access to the Internet. If you are interested in specific titles, we have a special now.  Email us at Aid@InmateAid.com, place "Magazine Special" in the subject line and list the magazines you would like to send or receive yourself. We will give you special pricing just for asking!

Send us their name, DOB and the state they are in. If you know the facility name or any other information (county, state or federal), please email it to us and we will help locate them for you.

The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of

Just supply us with their name and the state you think they might be in. If you know their DOB or the jurisdiction where they were charged will help. We will do our best to find them for you

Not unless you are also an inmate writing from another prison or jail. There are no restrictions on incoming mail otherwise

The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of

The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward, it is mailed using the US Postal Service. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your

“Ask the Inmate” is not a direct communication link to a particular inmate, it is a question and answer forum between you and a former inmate who knows how things work on the inside. To communicate, you can write letters or send photos - you will have to go to your My Account area and click on the Inmate Page and then click "Letters". You will be able to communicate to them through there.