InmateDBText your loved one in federal prison.
Your loved one can text your phone directly, with no CorrLinks login. Or chat for free in the InmateDB app, along with photos and letters.
- Text from your own phone
- Chat for free in the app
- Send printed photos and letters
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- 1M+messages a month
- 93%of federal facilities
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See how InmateDB works
Texting, free chat in the app, and printed photos and letters, each in under a minute.
How to text an inmate in federal prison
- Find them by name or register number
- They add InmateDB to their approved contacts
- Their texts land on your phone, and you just text back
- Free every day, or unlimited texting for $9.99 a month
Chat for free with your loved one in the InmateDB app
Send printed photos and letters from your phone
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How it works
Connected in three steps
InmateDB works with the facility's approved email system, so your loved one can text you from inside.
- 01
Find them
Search federal facilities by name or register number on InmateDB.com or in the app.
- 02
They add InmateDB
Your loved one adds an InmateDB contact address to their approved contact list. Once the facility approves it, you're connected.
- 03
Text back and forth
Their texts arrive on your phone. Reply by text, in the app or on the web, and send photos and letters too.
For them inside: AI chat with @chatgpt, @gemini and @grok, plus sports, news, weather, the Bible, trivia, song lyrics and language lessons.
Plans
Free forever, or upgrade any time
Every inmate keeps free texting. Paid plans add unlimited texts, AI tools and a personal number.
Free
$0
4 texts and 4 replies a day on a shared number. Never expires.
SMS Only
$9.99 /mo
Unlimited texts* on a shared number.
SMS + AI
$14.99 /mo
Unlimited texts* plus ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, news, sports and more.
Full Access
$19.99 /mo
Their own personal texting number, every AI app and faster support.
Sports Lines
$39.99 /mo
Everything in Full Access, 4x AI usage and daily sports lines.
New inmates can start with a 3-day free trial where available. *Fair-use, facility and carrier limits apply. See full plan details
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Start texting your loved one today
Find them in the federal system and get set up in minutes.