How to send messages, photos, and packages
FMC Fort Worth uses TRULINCS for electronic messaging. Messages are text-only, and messaging won't start until both the incarcerated person and the outside contact are approved. Everything sent through the system is screened, and you'll need to agree to monitoring—staff can review messages before or after delivery. Typically, you'll create an account with the approved vendor, buy message credits, and your loved one receives the message through the unit's available method (often a tablet system or printed copies). The Bureau of Prisons encourages approved family contact because maintaining family relationships can help reduce recidivism.
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TRULINCS messaging at FMC Fort Worth is text-only, and both you and the incarcerated person must be approved before you can exchange messages. Messages are screened, and monitoring consent is required, so staff may review them.
No. TRULINCS is text-only, so pictures and typical file attachments aren’t permitted through that system. If you’re using an approved vendor account, check the vendor’s rules for what content is allowed.
TRULINCS delivery can vary by unit and setup. In many facilities, messages are delivered through an inmate tablet system or as printed copies.
Usually, no—packages from home generally aren’t allowed unless there’s prior written approval. The facility notes limited exceptions such as release clothing and authorized medical devices. Printed media also has source requirements that must be met before it will be accepted.
Send freight or non‑USPS parcels to the facility warehouse using the required format: STAFF NAME ATTN: WAREHOUSE. Follow that warehouse-address format exactly so receiving staff can accept the shipment.
General mail is opened and inspected by staff. Special mail may be opened only in the inmate’s presence under the facility’s special-mail procedures. Legal or privileged mail is handled separately and is generally limited to contraband inspection under a different process.
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