FCI Herlong is a federal correctional institution in Herlong, CA, security level medium. Like every Bureau of Prisons institution, it uses TRULINCS for inmate email. Here is how a family member sets up texting-style messaging with someone held there.
How to Text an Inmate at FCI Herlong (TRULINCS Setup, 2026)
- FacilityFCI Herlong
- LocationHerlong, CA 96113
- Security levelMedium
- BOP regionWestern Region
- Facility phone530-827-8000
- Messaging systemTRULINCS (inmate side) and CorrLinks (family side)
How messaging actually works at FCI Herlong
There is no app the prison installs and no phone number the inmate carries. Inmates at FCI Herlong use TRULINCS terminals on the unit to send and receive email with people on their approved contact list. On the outside, those messages show up through CorrLinks. The inmate pays per minute of terminal time; the family pays nothing to CorrLinks itself.
Jailbird Connect is a messenger for your own CorrLinks account. You log in once inside Jailbird; our bridge keeps that session signed in, reads your inbox every few minutes and sends what you write. Every person who has approved you on TRULINCS becomes a chat with the full history, delivery ticks and a notification when they reply. Nothing is forwarded to a shared address and there is no company-owned mailbox in the middle.
Setup, step by step
- Create a free CorrLinks account at corrlinks.com if you do not have one, using the email address your loved one has for you.
- At the TRULINCS terminal they choose Public Messaging, then Contact List, then Request New Contact, and type your email address and name exactly. CorrLinks emails you a code; accept it once on corrlinks.com.
- Sign up for Jailbird Connect and link your CorrLinks login once. It is encrypted and used only to keep your session signed in.
- Everyone who approved you shows up as a chat. Find anyone else with the BOP Inmate Locator (name or eight-digit register number) and add them to start writing before they approve.
- Message from the Jailbird app on your phone. Replies arrive in the same thread within a few minutes, with a notification. Delivery status shows on every message.
What it costs
Connect
- Unlimited messages, both directions
- Log in to CorrLinks once; we keep you connected
- Delivery status on every message
- Notifications when a reply lands
- Cancel in one click, no deposit, no contract
7-day free trial. No deposit. If your loved one has not connected within 72 hours of adding the address, you get a full refund from a button in the app. Printed photos are not for sale yet; when they are, they will be $0.59 each.
Start the free trialRules that matter at FCI Herlong
All TRULINCS messages are monitored and retained by Bureau staff. The inmate may only exchange messages with people who accepted their contact request. Jailbird sends under your own CorrLinks account, only to the people who approved you, and forwards nothing anywhere else.
Mailing address for printed photos and letters: FCI Herlong, 741-925 Access Road A-25, Herlong, CA 96113. Always confirm the current inmate mail address on the official BOP page for FCI Herlong before sending.