Do you have a loved one incarcerated in the U.S.? Lift their spirits by sharing a piece of your life with them through our letters, photos, postcards, games, and more.

No more trips to the store for photo prints.
No more paying for postage.
No hidden fees.
No strings attached.

Why you’ll love it
- Locate your incarcerated loved one in seconds using our facility directory
- Write your personalized message & attach a photo
- Save time and money – we'll print & mail it for you, for free
- Track it all the way to the facility, all from your phone
- Cherish your notes and photos as keepsakes for your loved one

What is Ameelio?
Yes! Ameelio is a nonprofit, and we believe you shouldn’t have to decide between staying connected to your loved ones and paying for basic needs. Luckily, we have a whole community backing us. Our work is made possible by the generosity of like-minded charitable foundations and individual donors.

We are committed to always providing affordable communications for all families. While we provide paid-for features for those who wish to choose from more options, all of the money from those purchases go directly toward supporting our core, free offerings.


What the media is saying about Ameelio

“These Yale students built an app that makes it super simple for people to communicate with incarcerated loved ones for free.” —Business Insider

“Ameelio wants to take on for-profit, prison-calling rackets after starting with free letters to inmates.” —Techcrunch

“This app bypasses the absurdly high cost of making phone calls to prison by converting texts to snail mail.” —Fast Company

What users are saying about Ameelio

“This is the most amazing blessing I could have received.” —Shari

“It has been awesome. My LO was excited to get some extra lovin from his letter.” —Telle

“It is a blessing to loved ones to be able to communicate with our family especially during these times.” —Trish

“i love this organization u make our life so much easier to write to our families in prison!” — Ellie

Send any feedback to [email protected].

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