The BOP Community Ties page explains how family and friends stay in touch with people in federal custody: monitored phone calls that inmates usually pay for (third-party call arrangements are not permitted), TRULINCS electronic messaging where both parties must be approved and messages are limited to 13,000 characters with no attachments, and rules for mail, packages, and sending money by MoneyGram, Western Union, or postal money order.
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