Technology & Data: Smarter Solutions for Reform
Based on newly available technology, emerging data, and the cumulative experiences of incarcerated individuals and correctional officers, we have compiled solutions to systemic problems within the Federal Bureau of Prisons. These solutions are realistic, actionable, and achievable within the BOP’s existing budget and resource limitations. This section presents a data-driven approach to reform, demonstrating how innovation and informed policy changes can address longstanding issues without requiring major increases in funding.
One Real Technology Company in a Fly-by-Night Industry
CorrLinks gives federal inmates bare text-only email. Open Efforts, a Wyoming technology company, built a whole assistant layer on top of it, and says it is already building for the BOP's move to Securus, with plans to serve Securus-covered institutions including Texas and California.
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One Company, Many Names: Inside the ContactMeASAP and GorillaText Operation
ContactMeASAP and GorillaText sell $20 and $30 monthly plans for services over the BOP's mandatory TRULINCS terminal, take the payment, and in many cases deliver nothing. We traced their shared checkout, their referral network, and the calling platform behind the robocalls families report.
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BOP Begins Transition to CICLOPS: A Long-Overdue Modernization of Its Core Inmate Management System
BOP Begins Transition to CICLOPS: A Long-Overdue Modernization of Its Core Inmate Management System Category: BOP History & Decline / Rehabilitation Programs: Lost Opportunities Published: August 2026 For decades, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has relied on SENTRY — an aging,
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The Urgent Need for Transparent Communication Between BOP Staff and Inmates
One of the most overlooked yet critical issues plaguing the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is its failure to establish consistent, transparent communication between staff and inmates. This communication gap is more than a bureaucratic oversight—it fuels misinformation, erodes morale, and undermines
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