What Is the Fastest Way to Get My Number to an Inmate?

Send him a postcard, it is the most direct and reliable method. Write your phone number clearly at the top of the letter so it is the first thing he sees when he opens it. Mail moves through the postal service and goes through the mailroom, but a letter with your contact information is perfectly acceptable to send and there is nothing the facility can refuse about it. Once he has the letter in hand, he has your number.

InmateAid's letter service lets you send a letter from your phone or computer without needing to worry about your home address appearing on the envelope, which is useful if you want to keep that private. The letter gets delivered to him through the facility's normal mail process.

If time is critical, given where you are in your pregnancy, the fastest version of this is to send a letter immediately and also try reaching him through anyone else who may already have his ear, a family member, a friend, or anyone already on his approved contact list who could get the number to him by phone before your letter arrives.

The letter is the surest path. Send it today.