US Federal & State Prison Information

Wire of Hope’s Prison Pen Pal Program also offers useful information about the US Federal and State Prison systems, such as mail rules, email providers, money deposits, phone calls, packages, visits, etc.

Prison backyard photographed by Larry FarrThe first step is to know the name of the facility your prison penpal is currently housed in. If you don’t know it, go to our prison penpal and inmate locator. The second step is to determine if the facility is affiliated to the Federal Bureau of Prisons or a State Department of Corrections. To make sure, simply look up online the name of the prison along with the State (example: Polunsky Unit Texas). You should find out whether it is a Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), in which case you need to look up the information under the Federal Bureau of Prisons, or a State Prison or Correctional Institution, in which case you need to search for the information by State.

Please note that these pieces of information and links are subject to change at any time. If you notice any inaccuracy, please let us know about it so we can update this page. Keep in mind that this information is general. It can vary from a facility to another and/or depend on the security level of the inmate.

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alaska Department of Corrections
Arizona Department of Corrections
Arkansas Department of Correction
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

CDCR RegulationsMail & Email InformationMoney DepositPhone CallsPackagesVisits

➝ Note that only inmates who own a tablet can email back.
Colorado Department of Corrections
Connecticut Department of Correction
Delaware Department of Corrections
District of Columbia Department of Corrections
Florida Department of Corrections
Georgia Department of Corrections
Hawaii Department of Public Safety
Idaho Department of Correction
Illinois Department of Corrections

Mail RegulationsEmail Provider (2-WAY)Money DepositPhone CallsVisits

➝ Note that 2-way emails are not available in all facilities.
Iowa Department of Corrections
Kansas Department of Corrections
Kentucky Department of Corrections
Louisiana Department of Corrections
Maine Department of Corrections
Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services
Massachusetts Department of Correction
Michigan Department of Corrections
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Missouri Department of Corrections
Montana Department of Corrections
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
Nevada Department of Corrections
New Hampshire Department of Corrections
New Jersey Department of Corrections
New Mexico Corrections Department
New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
North Dakota Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Oregon Department of Corrections
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
South Carolina Department of Corrections
South Dakota Department of Corrections
Tennessee Department of Correction
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Utah Department of Corrections
Vermont Department of Corrections
Virginia Department of Corrections
Washington Department of Corrections
West Virginia Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Wyoming Department of Corrections

 

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