Now, inmates can stay connected to loved ones while behind bars through various apps designed specifically to comply with prison regulations and often feature messaging capabilities as well as photos. Furthermore, prison staff closely monitor these services.
GTL GettingOut allows incarcerated individuals to post messages and photos directly from inside prison on a tablet device they receive access to; while friends outside pay data usage fees per message sent.
Federal Inmate Text App
Federal inmate text apps are an innovative technology that provide federal inmates with a convenient way to stay in contact with loved ones while behind bars. These apps serve as an emotional lifeline, helping reduce feelings of isolation while improving overall mental wellbeing. Furthermore, this time and money saving solution saves prison staff both time and money while saving inmates time on phone calls home during visits from family. However, before being implemented these applications must meet specific criteria before being utilized by federal inmates.
Inmates may only send and receive messages from approved contacts. All communications must comply with prison regulations and contain no illegal materials; the app implements stringent monitoring processes to ensure this does not happen, with messages reviewed by staff before being delivered directly to inmates.
Corrlinks messages are restricted to 13,000 characters and may be subject to additional restrictions. Inmates must agree to being monitored, with access being lost if they don’t abide by its rules. Corrlinks charges inmates five cents per minute for computer time usage and fifteen cents for every page printed; family members can send plain black email messages directly to inmates; these cannot contain pictures or attachments however.
Federal Inmate Texting
Federal inmates now have access to text messaging apps designed specifically to keep inmates in touch with family outside prison walls. These services employ secure devices to communicate with approved contacts while adhering to stringent privacy protocols, providing updates about important updates as well as emotional support that reduce feelings of isolation or alienation, helping promote rehabilitation and reintegration into society after release from incarceration.
These inmate communication apps provide many benefits for inmates and their loved ones alike, including the ability to share photos and videos quickly with family members, reducing phone call costs significantly and providing reliable customer support services. Plus, inmates can gain access to educational resources and vocational training programs that increase the chance of their successful reintegration back into society.
Inmates can use the GettingOut app by GTL to communicate with loved ones while incarcerated; using it for themselves is free while loved ones pay $0.25 per message and photo sent out. Furthermore, unlike many services that charge read receipt fees or require login credentials for accessing messages sent using GTL’s service.
Secure Messaging
Prisons often provide inmates with a message system to stay in touch with family and friends outside the facility, similar to email services; such systems can be monitored by the facility and may include limitations such as how often emails can be sent in a month and characters per email message. Furthermore, some prisons offer inmates tablet computers with educational apps as well as fee-based entertainment and messaging apps so they can stay productive while remaining connected and productive; these tablets allow prisoners to share videos and photos with loved ones outside prison walls.
Some facilities use the Getting Out message system, a secure communications platform that enables family and friends to write up to 13,000 characters of messages for inmates to read upon signing into their GO account next time they log on; additionally they can leave 3-minute voicemail messages as well.
For you to send messages, it is necessary to add an inmate as a contact, purchase message credits with your credit card and send through an online inbox or kiosk at their facility. Within either you can compose, save drafts and edit photos directly within these platforms.
ConnectNetwork Messaging
ConnectNetwork Messaging offers friends and family of those incarcerated a new way of staying connected with them while behind bars. Through an inmate’s GettingOut account, loved ones can send secure messages through GTL’s stringent security protocols that match up to ConnectNetwork Messaging’s. All messages and photos sent using ConnectNetwork Messaging are screened for contraband or prohibited items before being sent onward to an inmate.
Messages can be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any device with internet access and are accessible 24/7/365. Friends and family members may send up to three messages a month, including photos or video recordings; inmates will then receive it through their GettingOut account; depending on facility mail policies they may even have the ability to reply with voicemail messages directly into GettingOut accounts as well.
To initiate messaging, search by booking number or first and last name of an inmate and click “SELECT” to add them to your contacts. When the inmate has been found, compose your message using any credits available and add any attachments for replies (if available).
TextBehind
TextBehind offers an effective solution to eliminate contraband mail in inmate mailboxes and reduce operational costs through intelligent automation and process efficiencies, all at no cost to correctional facilities. It provides intelligent automation as part of its service offering – this software and service model typically being provided to correctional facilities at no-charge.
The company specializes in connecting family and friends of those incarcerated through an electronic messaging system, helping ease emotional burden for loved ones while decreasing recidivism rates. Furthermore, they offer inmates access to personal telephone accounts while in prison.
Inmates can receive physical letters and cards through this company’s app or use its digital services to send digital messages and photos for just 49 cents each, which is less than the cost of stamps.
Additionally, the company provides an attorney portal and document mailing service that enable attorneys, public officials and organizations to send legally protected legal mail with sender/attorney verification and publishers and educators send educational or inspirational content via document mailing service. Finally, digital archives of all legal mail sent can be searched and retrieved for investigative purposes by law enforcement officials.