Subscriptions for inmates who want to be listed.

Outside correspondents browse and write for free. Inaugural cohort: first quarter is free.

Standard
$25 / quarter
  • Up to 6 photos
  • Full bio
  • EN + ES translation included
  • Listed in main browse
  • 3-day vetting
  • Free profile updates
Premier
$60 / quarter
  • Up to 12 photos
  • Sustained 30-day home feature
  • 50 Facebook penpal groups boost
  • Weekly repost cadence
  • Priority vetting · 1 business day
  • Profile updates within 24 hours

Annual options available at 20% off · No setup fees · No long-term contract · Cancel any time

Add-ons

Optional services for both sides.

Letter Relay
$15 / month

For outside correspondents who don't want to share a physical mailing address. InsideLines receives the inmate's letters, scans them, and forwards via email.

Translation Service
$5 / letter

Spanish ↔ English translation for letters between Spanish-monolingual and English-monolingual correspondents. Authored translation, not machine translation.

Match Suggestion
$10 / one-time

If you're not sure where to start, InsideLines does a soft matching pass based on interests, languages, and conviction filters. We surface three profiles; you decide.

For inmates

Payment methods we accept.

The subscription is paid by the inmate or by a family member on the inmate's behalf. We accept multiple payment paths because the financial logistics of incarceration are real.

Stripe online

Family member or inmate's authorized representative pays by card. Recurring quarterly billing supported.

Check from inmate

Mailed from the facility. We send a payment confirmation back via CorrLinks once received.

Money order

Mailed to the InsideLines processing address. Most common path for inmates without family payment support.

Family sponsor (Stripe)

A family member sponsors the subscription on the inmate's behalf via card. Subscription registered to the inmate's profile.

If we reject your profile

Your subscription is refunded in full.

If a profile fails vetting under our exclusion rule (crimes against women, children, or vulnerable adults), the inmate receives a full refund and a written explanation of the rejection. We don't keep subscription fees for profiles we won't publish.

Read the full safety and vetting policy →