How to send messages, photos, and packages
FCI Allenwood uses TRULINCS for electronic messaging. Messages are monitored and subject to limits. No internet access, links, or attachments allowed. For remote services like video visits, phone calls, or secure messaging, start by creating a visitor account with the facility's approved vendor and completing any required identity verification. After you request contact through the vendor, facility staff review and approve the connection, then control available time slots and scheduling. Some services require prepaying through the vendor or buying credits. Payment methods and refund policies vary by vendor.
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Yes. FCI Allenwood uses TRULINCS for electronic messaging, and messages are monitored, limited, and cannot include internet links or attachments.
Start by creating a visitor account with the facility's approved vendor and completing any required identity verification. Request to connect through the vendor, then wait for facility staff to approve and schedule available time slots.
Sometimes. Some messaging, phone, and video services require prepayment or vendor credits, and payment methods and refund policies depend on the vendor.
Your first visit to FCI Allenwood goes smoother when you confirm the basics ahead of time and bring only what's allowed. This checklist covers the most common reasons visits get delayed or denied.
Staying in touch with someone at FCI Allenwood typically means using TRULINCS (BOP electronic messaging), mail, or phone calls. The main hurdles? Getting approved for TRULINCS and following the BOP's rules for monitored communications.
Before you plan a trip to FCI Allenwood, take a few minutes to confirm the person you want to visit is actually there.
