Inmate Family Resources

Staying connected with a loved one in federal custody matters, and understanding the rules for electronic communication is the first step. Many families search for federal inmate texting, but the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) does not offer standard SMS texting between inmates and outside phones. Instead, the BOP relies on TRULINCS, its approved electronic messaging system. People often confuse it with Corrlinks, a separate platform used by certain state and county facilities. Lo