Resources

A practical guide to how to write encouraging, uplifting letters to someone in state prison, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to the art, creativity, and talent behind prison walls, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to common misconceptions about writing to prisoners, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

Find NCIC’s official account tools, check facility messaging availability, and prepare for your first conversation.

A practical guide to how to help a state inmate without overstepping: letters, calls & encouragement, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to understanding prison slang & culture, 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.

Find the official Inmate Canteen service, confirm facility participation, and distinguish communication from commissary functions.

A practical guide to how to help a federal inmate without overstepping: letters, calls & encouragement, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to how the prison system affects families, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.