Setting Up TRULINCS for an Inmate at FCI Fairton: What Families Need to Know
TRULINCS is how people at federal prisons exchange electronic messages with family and friends on the outside. Here's what you need to know to get set up and avoid common surprises.
TRULINCS is a secure electronic messaging system that lets inmates at FCI Fairton exchange messages with people outside. Think email-style messaging, but more restricted - it's built for security, not convenience. You won't have access to regular consumer email features.
Two approvals have to happen before you can message each other. First, the inmate must be approved to use TRULINCS. Second, you - as an outside contact - must give permission to receive messages. Your loved one adds you to their contact list, and you confirm. Until both steps are complete, no messages can go through.
Message Rules Limits
- ✓ Messages are text-only - attachments aren’t permitted.
- ✓ Each message is limited to 13,000 characters (about two pages of text).
Keep these limits in mind when writing. Photos, scans, and documents won't go through - plain text only. Messages also cap at 13,000 characters. If you like to write long updates, break them into separate messages.
TRULINCS isn’t funded by taxpayer dollars. It’s paid for entirely from the Inmate Trust Fund.
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