About

Best Inmate Texting App compares the ways families can message someone in prison or jail, so you can pick the option that will actually reach them.

We are the team behind InmateDB, and we rank InmateDB first for federal prisons. We say so up front wherever we recommend it, and we explain its limit: it works in federal prisons only.

For the other options, such as CorrLinks, Securus, JPay and ViaPath, we only state what is true across facilities. Their prices and features are set by each facility, so we tell you where to check instead of guessing.

Best Inmate Texting App is not a government website and is not affiliated with CorrLinks, Securus, JPay, ViaPath or any prison or jail. Nothing here is legal advice.