A small, mission-driven team building compassionate tools for families of incarcerated loved ones.
Who we are
PrisonAssist.com sits at the intersection of public data, journalism, and family support. We believe finding an incarcerated loved one and helping them should not require a law degree, a dozen phone calls, or a second job just to afford a phone call.
Tom Davis and Jason Wrather co-founded the company after seeing how hard it is to turn messy public records into something families can use. Tom drives product and engineering; Jason leads data and statistics across 50 facilities in 29 states.
C Dreams, Marilena Marchetti, CJ Baker, and Randy Lilleston write facility guides, news, and family resources — each with a named byline and public profile. Randy brings decades of experience from AARP.org and USA Today.
Partnerships and customer care keep the operational side honest: vetted bail agents, facility rules tracked as they change, and families who reach out never left with a dead end.
How we work
Public records cleaned, matched, and organized into searchable rosters and state-level charts.
Facility pages, rosters, and free search connect families to the right institution fast.
Writers verify against official sources, FCC rules, and facility policies — then editors review before publish.
Bail, mail, packages, calls, and records search — with facility rules handled so help gets through the first time.
Our editorial policy, blog, and prison directory show that work in the open.
The people behind the site
Co-Founder & CEO
Otterbein University graduate and former engineer at Grange Insurance. A programmer, open-source contributor, and advocate for transparency in US public safety and prisons, he co-founded PrisonAssist.com.
Co-Founder & Head of Data & Statistics
Mathematician (B.S., Missouri State University) and co-founder who leads our data and statistics department, turning public records into the clean, searchable data behind the site.
Senior Author
Writer and advocate focused on prison and criminal-justice reform, LGBTQ rights, and harm reduction. She studied history and theology with the Third Order of Carmelites, holds degrees in Systematic Theology, and is currently studying law.
Contributing Author
Documentary filmmaker, educator, and organizer. After 13 years in special education and the labor movement in Chicago and New York City, she now produces documentaries that drive social change and build people power.
Contributing Author
Published writer and lifelong music fan who chronicles the history of protest music and the culture of social movements — bringing a human, cultural lens to coverage of the justice system.
Content Writer
Retired journalist (B.S. Journalism, University of Central Missouri) who works part-time with us. Former Editor at AARP.org and author for USA Today.
Search 50 US jails and prisons, then post bail, send mail, ship a care package, or lower your call costs — all in one place.