Resources

Set up JailATM carefully, check messaging availability, and understand how communication credits differ from deposits.

A practical guide to how to start a long-distance friendship (or relationship) with a federal inmate, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to the history of pen pal programs for inmates, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

A practical guide to how to keep your incarcerated friend or loved one motivated, with reminders to confirm current facility rules and approved services.

Get ready for HomeWAV calls, video visits, and available messaging while checking approval and facility-specific rules.

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.