Family Guides
Everything you need to stay in touch with someone in prison or jail: addressing a letter, what you can send, photos, prison email, and what to write.
How to Write to an Inmate: Addressing, Rules and Tips
How to address a letter to someone in prison or jail, what to include, what gets mail sent back, and how long it takes to arrive.
Read the guideNo. 2Prison Mail Rules: What You Can and Can't Send
The items that get prison and jail mail rejected, what's usually allowed, how digital mail scanning works, and how to find your facility's exact rules.
Read the guideNo. 3How to Send Photos to an Inmate
How to send pictures to someone in prison or jail: photo size and count limits, what gets rejected, and photo apps that print and mail for you.
Read the guideNo. 4How to Email or Message an Inmate
How prison email and messaging works, which service your facility uses, what it costs, and how federal CorrLinks email is different.
Read the guideNo. 5What to Write to an Inmate: First Letter Ideas and Questions
How to start a first letter to someone in prison, what to talk about, what to avoid, and 25 easy questions to keep the conversation going.
Read the guideNo. 6How to Help a Loved One in Prison Find a Pen Pal
Why pen pals matter for people in prison, and how family and friends can list someone on a pen pal site: what you need, photos, the bio, and safety.
Read the guideLooking for someone?
Every state's official inmate locator, plus the federal one.