{{Short description|Prison email system company}} {{refimprove|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox company | name =Corrlinks | logo = | logo_caption = | logo_upright = <!-- default: 1 --> | logo_alt = | type = | industry = Private | predecessor = <!-- or: predecessors = --> | founded = | founder = | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: successors = --> | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = <!-- or: areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | owner = <!-- or: owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Corrlinks''' is a privately owned company that operates the '''Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System''' ('''TRULINCS'''), the email system used by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons to allow inmates to communicate with the outside world. CorrLinks is a subsidiary of Advanced Technologies Group.<ref name= fine>Carville, Olivia (February 6, 2019). "[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-06/ex-cons-create-instagram-for-prisons-and-wardens-are-fine-with-that Ex-Cons Create 'Instagram for Prisons,' and Wardens Are Fine With That]". ''Bloomberg''.</ref>
TRULINCS is a fee-based system that inmates must pay for in order to send or receive email. Unlike commercial sites which allow correspondents to send an email which is then printed and mailed to an inmate, this service provides direct email access to federal inmates. Inmates must pay $0.05 per minute for use of this computer system, and they may print messages at a cost of $0.15 per page.<ref name= fine/> Sending a message to someone can cost up to $0.30.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.corrlinks.com/FAQ.aspx#Answer12|title=FAQ |work= CorrLinks |publisher=Advanced Technologies Group |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> As a comparison, in many U.S. federal prisons, inmates wages start at $0.12 per hour. This service is also available in some state prisons, such as those in Iowa.<ref>Lattman, Peter (December 12, 2011). "[https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/youve-got-jail-mail/ You've Got Jail Mail]" ''The New York Times''.</ref>
Not all federal inmates have Corrlinks access, and inmates may be barred from using the service if their particular crimes involved the use of a computer in any manner. The system does not allow inmates access to the Internet, and all incoming and outgoing messages are monitored. Emails are limited to 13,000 characters and no attachments are allowed (attachments will be removed, which sometimes corrupts the rest of the message). The content of the email may not "jeopardize the public or the safety, security, or orderly operation of the correctional facility".<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/inmate_programs/trulincs_faq.jsp TRULINCS FAQ]". ''Federal Bureau of Prisons''.</ref>
TRULINCS has been available at federal prison facilities since 2009.<ref name= fine/>
Some state-run prisons have a similar email system available, called JPay, which is owned by Securus Technologies, a prison technology company.<ref name= fine/>
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.corrlinks.com/}}
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