Author name: Unchained Connections

Understand ConnectNetwork messaging, the ViaPath name, account types, facility availability, and the transition to myViaPath.

Get started with Securus eMessaging, including finding a contact, purchasing stamps, sending a message, and understanding review.

A practical introduction to JPay email, stamps, facility availability, replies, and finding the correct messaging service.

Learn how CorrLinks works, why federal contacts need an invitation, and how state-prison procedures can differ.

A practical guide to how to start a conversation with your prison pen pal, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to what you can and can’t send to an inmate, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to the do’s and don’ts of writing to inmates, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to how mail call impacts the mental health of inmates, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to love & friendship beyond bars: real stories from pen pals, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to how prison pen pal friendships help reduce recidivism, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.