Stay connected, without pretending it's easy
Get a text the moment your loved one reaches out — no login, no clunky portal to remember. We're honest about the wait, and we handle the rest.
Four steps. One thing we won't do: pretend they're instant.
Sign up
Tell us who you're staying connected to — takes about 2 minutes.
They add you
Your loved one adds us as a contact from inside — the only way this legally works.
Facility approves
Usually 2–5 business days. We'll text you the second it clears — no refreshing your email.
You're connected
Get texted the moment a new message arrives. Reply from your phone, we handle the rest.
Every message has a real journey. We show you where it is.
Other services promise "unlimited instant texting" from a system that was never built for that. We'd rather tell you the truth: every message passes through a facility's official system, gets reviewed, and takes real time.
So instead of a fake "read" receipt, we show you exactly where your message actually is — queued, relayed, at the facility, delivered. No guessing.
That's not a limitation — it's the point. A status bar that's honest beats one that's just for show.
A thumbs up still means something
CorrLinks can't display emoji, so most relay services just drop a reaction entirely, or send something garbled. We don't. Tap a heart, a thumbs up, whatever's honest in the moment — instead of nothing, or a broken symbol, they get a real sentence: "(Family loved your message)." Small, but it's one more way a text still feels like you, even filtered through a system that was never built for texting.
It doesn't just reply. It actually helps.
Some messages just need someone paying attention. Writing SMARTAI gets a real answer sent straight back into CorrLinks — day or night, whether you're asleep or just can't get to your phone. It remembers what's already been said, so it can ask how the GED test went instead of treating every message like the first one. And when the question is real, the answer is too: it actually checks whether a company's legit or what really happened in the news, instead of guessing. It'll also help with the smaller stuff — trivia and word games, general health questions, finding the words for a letter, even talking through a song stuck in their head. Several honest, substantial paragraphs — not a canned line. Always labeled as automated, never sent pretending to be from you.
Their team, every score, no waiting
Missing a game doesn't mean missing out. Ask SMARTAI who won last night, how their team's doing this season, or what happened in a game they couldn't watch — it checks the real score right now, not a guess. Tell us their favorite team once from your settings page and it already knows who "my team" means, no need to spell it out every time. Something to talk about, something that still feels normal, even from here.
A law library that's always open
Facility law libraries are real, but they're scheduled, shared, and the terminal doesn't explain anything in plain English. Writing SMARTAI with a legal question gets a real, researched answer instantly — what an appeal deadline actually means, how supervised release works, how to find legal aid — looked up fresh every time, not pulled from stale memory. It's not a replacement for an attorney on their actual case, but for the hundred smaller legal questions that come up along the way, there's no waiting for a library slot.
Not just today. What comes after.
SMARTAI isn't only for killing time. Ask it for help with a GED and it'll explain the concept, work through practice problems, and quiz them until it actually clicks. Ask it to polish a resume, run through a mock job interview, or explain honestly what to expect from a halfway house or supervised release. Ask about budgeting, credit, or saving, and it walks through it plainly, no assumption they've done any of this before. Small, steady steps toward the person who walks out ready — not just someone waiting to.
"Texting is easy. Waiting on a facility inbox isn't. Smart Messages gives you that freedom back — reply the second a message lands, from wherever you are, like you would with anyone else."
They can reach more than one person
A message doesn't have to come to you. Your loved one can start a message with anyone's phone number — a grandparent, a sibling, another loved one — and it goes straight to that person instead, with the real message content. They can reply right back into CorrLinks themselves, no sign-up required. It's available on every plan, at no extra cost — and it's something we haven't seen any other CorrLinks texting service offer.
A real card or bouquet, sent from their tablet to your phone
Your loved one picks from 18 card designs and 5 flower bouquets and types one line into an ordinary CorrLinks message — it shows up on your phone within moments as a real picture message, their note attached. $0.50 a send, from a credit balance you buy in 10-packs.
Three plans. No per-message fees. No surprises.
Every plan starts with a free 7-day trial — card saved, nothing charged until day 8.
How this compares: Freedom and Freedom Plus are both genuinely unlimited, no metered add-on credit required once you use it. Freedom Plus ($19.99/mo) ties the market's own price for a dedicated-number plan, and every Smart Messages tier costs less than ContactMeASAP's. See the full comparison →
Lost your settings link?
Enter your phone number or email and we'll text you the link again.
Check here if CorrLinks is down — your settings link shows your recent message activity.
Buy digital card & flower credits
Sold in 10-packs. Once purchased, your loved one can send a card or flower to any phone number anytime by texting a short code — see how it works.
Straight answers
More questions? See the full FAQ.