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InmateLink for families

Someone you love is in jail. Start with InmateLink.

Find the right facility, understand what happens next, see who can help, and keep your family moving.

Facility & inmate searchSee services and tools

Start with the place or facility name you know. Then check the official inmate-search link.

What InmateLink is

Jail information, services, and next steps. One place.

  • Find the right facility and official lookup
  • Compare jail services and practical help
  • Keep guides, tools, and next steps together
InmateLink Marketplace

Find people who can help your family.

Choose from nine service directories for facilities, courts, legal information, bail, lawyers, notaries, investigators, experts, and community support.

Facility & Inmate Search

Find facilities, review public details, and open the official inmate-search link when one is available.

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Search facilities & inmate links

Courts & Justice Offices

Find court profiles and justice offices, then open the official source for current information.

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Find courts & justice offices

Legal Library

Read plain-English legal information and open official laws, rules, citations, and source links.

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Browse the Legal Library

Bail Help

Search the Bail Companies directory and prepare the questions you want to ask before you call.

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Find bail companies
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Criminal Defense Lawyers

Learn what to ask about experience, fit, fees, and the next conversation with a lawyer.

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See lawyer help
Coming soon

Jail Notaries

Understand common document needs and the questions to ask a jail notary.

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See notary help
Coming soon

Private Investigators

Learn when an investigator may help gather information and what to ask first.

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See investigator help
Coming soon

Expert Witnesses

Learn how specialists can help explain technical subjects for a legal team.

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See expert witness help

Community & Reentry Organizations

Explore support for release planning, housing, work, family needs, and a fresh start.

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Explore community support
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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.

Search Bail Companies
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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 72 hours after an arrest, bail and court, facilities and visits, staying connected, family support, and release planning.

  • First 72 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.

Explore the Ultimate Survival Guide
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 notes, visits, and the next hard moment.

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FamilyLink Contacts

Keep trusted contacts, family roles, important details, and next steps together.

See FamilyLink Contacts
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LifeLink Plan

Organize practical instructions for bills, home, family, pets, vehicles, and documents.

See LifeLink Plan
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Coming soon

CrisisLink Hotline

Name the immediate need and turn a hard moment into a short next-step checklist.

See CrisisLink Hotline
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Court Case Manager

Manually organize case numbers, dates, documents, questions, contacts, and follow-ups.

See Court Case Manager
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Coming soon

Vendor Chat

See how provider conversations can stay organized once your family is connected.

See Vendor Chat
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Legal Library

Explore plain-English information about court steps, legal topics, and questions to ask next.

See the Legal Library
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Coming soon

Visit Planner

Prepare with facility rules, a visit checklist, and the questions you still need answered.

See Visit Planner
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Free family workspace

Keep every important next step together.

Save the people, places, plans, and questions your family needs next.

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Start here

What does your family need right now?

Choose the first step that matches what is happening today.

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Facility & Inmate Search

Find the likely facility, then open the official inmate-search link when one is available.

Search facilities & inmate links
InmateLink service categories for bail, legal, notary, investigation, expert, and community help.

Find bail or legal help

See bail companies now and learn about other professional help for families.

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FamilyLink Contacts screen with trusted contacts, roles, and next steps.

Keep your family organized

Bring contacts, plans, court details, messages, and next steps into one place.

See family tools
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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.

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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

Turn scattered jail information into one clear family plan.

When everything is scattered

  • Every answer sends you to another website, phone number, or person
  • Family members repeat the same calls and questions
  • Important dates, provider notes, and next steps depend on one person's memory

With InmateLink

  • Start with jail information, services, and practical answers in one place
  • Give everyone the same next steps, contacts, and questions
  • Keep plans, provider notes, and court details organized

Why one clear starting point matters

When someone goes to jail, confusion spreads fast. Your next step should not.

Behind every number is a family trying to understand what happens next.

664,200

people were held in local jails at midyear 2023

BJS, 2023 data

1,254,200

people were held in state and federal prisons at yearend 2023

BJS, 2023 data

1,473,700

minor children were reported by parents in prison in 2016

BJS, 2016 survey

Families 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.
  • Find the facility.
  • Find facility phone, mail, visits, money, and directions.
  • Search the active Bail Companies directory.
  • Read the First 72 Hours Survival Guide.
  • Find providers and prepare questions before you call.
  • Organize contacts, plans, case details, and visits.
2023: 664,200 people were held in local jails at midyear2023: 1,254,200 people were held in state and federal prisons at yearend2016: Parents in prison reported 1,473,700 minor children2016: 47% of people in state prisons reported being a parent of a minor child
2023: 664,200 people were held in local jails at midyear2023: 1,254,200 people were held in state and federal prisons at yearend2016: Parents in prison reported 1,473,700 minor children2016: 47% of people in state prisons reported being a parent of a minor child
Find the facilityFind facility phone, mail, visits, money, and directionsSearch the active Bail Companies directoryRead the First 72 Hours Survival GuideFind providers and prepare questions before you callOrganize contacts, plans, case details, and visits
Find the facilityFind facility phone, mail, visits, money, and directionsSearch the active Bail Companies directoryRead the First 72 Hours Survival GuideFind providers and prepare questions before you callOrganize contacts, plans, case details, and visits
Questions families ask

Tap a question. Get the answer and next step.

Each answer opens with a direct link to keep moving.

How do I find where someone is being held?Show answer

Search the facility, city, county, or state you know. Open the facility profile, then use its official inmate-search link when one is available.

Search facilities and inmate links
What jail-related help can I find here?Show answer

Explore facilities, courts, legal information, bail companies, and community resources. More professional directories are being prepared.

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What should my family do during the first 72 hours?Show answer

Start with the First 72 Hours guide for the calls, questions, documents, and decisions that commonly come first.

Read the First 72 Hours guide
Where can we keep plans, contacts, and court details together?Show answer

Use InmateLink Family Tools to understand what FamilyLink Contacts, LifeLink Plan, Court Case Manager, and the other tools are built to organize.

Explore family tools
One question. One next step.

When someone goes to jail, your family needs a plan. Start here.

Search the facility, find the right help, and keep moving without opening ten different websites.

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