How to Contact an Inmate at FCI Loretto

Every inmate telephone at this facility has a posted notice: calls are monitored. Plan your conversations with that in mind, and avoid sharing anything you wouldn't want overheard.

Attorney calls work differently. Unmonitored calls to attorneys are permitted in certain circumstances, but the specifics (how they're scheduled and what qualifies) vary. You'll need to confirm the details directly with the facility.

For personal calls, inmates must use the facility's Inmate Telephone System (ITS). No third-party or alternative call arrangements are allowed. That includes call forwarding, automatic electronic forwarding, or any similar workaround to bypass the ITS.

Steps

• ✓ Expect personal calls to run through the facility’s Inmate Telephone System (ITS), and do not rely on call forwarding or any third-party arrangement to connect.

• ✓ Assume calls are monitored, and keep sensitive details out of regular phone conversations.

• ✓ If you need privileged, unmonitored attorney contact, ask the facility what circumstances qualify and what process they require.

• ✓ Do not expect toll-free (1-800/1-888/1-877/1-866), 1-900/1-976, or credit-card access numbers to work for inmate calls.

Phone rules look straightforward on paper but can get confusing in practice, especially if a call isn't connecting. Since all calls are monitored and personal calls must go through the ITS with no forwarding or workarounds, check with the facility directly if you're unsure what's allowed for your situation.

1. Confirm what qualifies as attorney contact: Ask what the facility recognizes as an attorney call for unmonitored calling purposes.
2. Ask how unmonitored calls are arranged: Find out the facility’s process for requesting or setting up an unmonitored attorney call.
3. Check what documentation is required: Ask what paperwork or verification is needed (if any) for unmonitored attorney calls.

• ✓ Confirm that toll-free numbers (1-800/1-888/1-877/1-866) are blocked for inmate calls.
• ✓ Confirm that 1-900 and 1-976 numbers are blocked.
• ✓ Confirm that credit-card access numbers are blocked.
• ✓ Ask whether there are any exceptions or recent changes to these restrictions.