Search for them
Start with the facility, city, county, or state you know.
InmateLink for families
Someone you love is in jail. Start with InmateLink.
Search for them, find the facility, see bail and legal help, and keep your family's next steps together.
Start with the place or facility name you know.
One place to keep moving
InmateLink helps your family turn confusion into a next step.
Start with what you know. Find the person or facility, see the kind of help available, then keep the important people and details close.
Find the person
Use Inmate Search with the location or facility you know.
Understand the facility
See the rules and contact details that shape your next call or visit.
Choose what comes next
Move to bail help, legal information, Survival Guides, or a family tool.
Start here
What does your family need right now?
Choose the first step that matches what is happening today.
Find bail or legal help
See bail companies now and learn about other professional help for families.
Keep your family organized
Bring contacts, plans, court details, messages, and next steps into one place.
Your InmateLink account
Keep your next step in one place.
Create an account to continue in your private family workspace.
Find and understand
Start with the facts your family needs.
Search for them, learn about the facility, and read plain-English legal information without bouncing between unrelated pages.
Inmate Search
Search with the place or facility you know to find the right starting point.
Facility Information
Find facility pages with visit, phone, mail, money, and direction details.
Legal Library
Read plain-English information about court steps, legal topics, and questions to ask next.
InmateLink Marketplace
Find people who can help your family.
Search bail companies now. Learn about the lawyer, notary, investigator, expert, and community support categories InmateLink is building next.
InmateLink Bail Companies
Search the location you know. Prepare the questions you want to ask.
Search by city, county, facility, ZIP, or company name, then call companies directly when you are ready.
Bail Help
Search the Bail Companies directory and prepare the questions you want to ask before you call.
Coming soon
Criminal Defense Lawyers
Learn what to ask about experience, fit, fees, and the next conversation with a lawyer.
Coming soon
Jail Notaries
Understand common document needs and the questions to ask a jail notary.
Coming soon
Private Investigators
Learn when an investigator may help gather information and what to ask first.
Coming soon
Expert Witnesses
Learn how specialists can help explain technical subjects for a legal team.
Community & Reentry Organizations
Explore support for release planning, housing, work, family needs, and a fresh start.
InmateLink guide collection
Meet the Ultimate Survival Guide.
Being prepared as one practical compilation, it brings plain-English guide topics and family checklists into one place. The goal is simple: help families see what to handle first, what to ask, and what to organize next.
Planned topics cover the first hours after an arrest, bail and court, facilities and visits, staying connected, family support, and release planning.
- First hours
- Bail and court
- Facilities and visits
- Staying connected
- Family support
- Release planning
Explore today's Survival Guides, including First 72 Hours, while this compilation is being prepared.
InmateLink Family Tools
Give every part of the situation a clear place.
Explore the named products that help families organize people, life details, court information, provider messages, visits, and the next hard moment.
FamilyLink Contacts
Keep trusted contacts, family roles, important details, and next steps together.
LifeLink Plan
Organize practical instructions for bills, home, family, pets, vehicles, and documents.
Coming soon
CrisisLink Hotline
Name the immediate need and turn a hard moment into a short next-step checklist.
Court Case Manager
Manually organize case numbers, dates, documents, questions, contacts, and follow-ups.
Vendor Chat
Chat with a vendor in real time once you are connected, and keep the conversation in one place.
Free guide available
Survival Guides
Start with the free First 72 Hours guide and follow a plain-English checklist after an arrest.
Legal Library
Explore plain-English information about court steps, legal topics, and questions to ask next.
Coming soon
Visit Planner
Prepare with facility rules, a visit checklist, and the questions you still need answered.
Built for families under pressure
You do not have to carry every call, date, and question alone.
InmateLink gives your family a calmer starting point. Find the information you need, choose the right kind of help, and keep the next steps where everyone can understand them.
How InmateLink works
Move forward in three simple steps.
1
Search with what you know
Enter a facility, city, county, or state to find the right place to begin.
2
Choose the help you need
Move to facility information, bail help, legal information, or a Survival Guide.
3
Keep the next steps together
Use the right InmateLink tool for contacts, plans, court details, messages, or visits.
Why it helps
Stop rebuilding the same plan from calls, tabs, texts, and memory.
When everything is scattered
- The facility details are in one tab and the phone number is somewhere else
- Family members repeat the same calls and questions
- Court dates, provider notes, and next steps depend on one person's memory
With InmateLink
- Inmate Search and Facility Information give the family one clear starting point
- Marketplace services and product pages show the kind of help available
- Family tools give contacts, plans, messages, and case details a place to live
Why a clear starting point matters
The need is real. The next step should feel clear.
These dated national facts show how many people and families can be carrying the same first questions.
664,200
people were held in local jails at midyear 2023
BJS, 2023 data1,254,200
people were held in state and federal prisons at yearend 2023
BJS, 2023 data1,473,700
minor children were reported by parents in prison in 2016
BJS, 2016 surveyFamilies carry a lot
Real need on one line. Clear family tasks on the next.
- 2023: 664,200 people were held in local jails at midyear. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- 2023: 1,254,200 people were held in state and federal prisons at yearend. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- 2016: Parents in prison reported 1,473,700 minor children. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- 2016: 47% of people in state prisons reported being a parent of a minor child. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Start with Inmate Search.
- Find facility phone, mail, visits, money, and directions.
- Search the active Bail Companies directory.
- Read the First 72 Hours Survival Guide.
- Chat with a vendor in real time once connected.
- Organize contacts, plans, case details, and visits.
Questions families ask
Start with the question in front of you.
What if I only know the city or county?
Start with Inmate Search or Facilities and enter the location you know.
Which marketplace service can I search now?
Bail Companies is the active directory. The lawyer, notary, investigator, and expert witness pages explain the categories being prepared.
Which family resource can I read now?
The free First 72 Hours Survival Guide is available. Other guides are being added.
Where can I organize family and court details?
Explore FamilyLink Contacts, LifeLink Plan, Court Case Manager, Vendor Chat, and the other named tools to see the job each product is built to handle.
InmateLink starts with your next question
Find the person. Find the help. Keep the family moving.
Start with the facility or location you know, then choose the service or family tool that fits what comes next.