eMates vs Craigdale Connect

eMates (emailaprisoner.com) has the following goals: To help family and friends communicate easily and frequently with Prisoners. To reduce thoughts of self-harm/suicide through increased communication. To assist Prisoners in preparation for release with multiple partner agencies. Communication is a major factor in Prison life and the lack of it can have horrendous consequences. eMates offers a quick, efficient, secure alternative method of communication for Prisoners, their families, friends, legal professionals and related organisations - meaning Prisoners can receive more frequent and varied communication. Documentation continually states Prisoners who are able to maintain family ties are 6 times less likely to re-offend. Please check the locations page to see what features are available at what establishment: https://www.emailaprisoner.com/content/locations

Craigdale Housing is able to connect with all their tenants through this app and portal, with options of creating the following opportunities: Share what is happening within the organisation, and allow members to comment. Promote events to all or selected groups and make the event live and interactive. Consultation, ask for immediate feedback with polls or create more in-depth surveys. The Inspection tool allows staff to capture environmental issues during their walkabouts easily. All this and none of the conversations are being listened to, data harvested or information sold to another company. Please read our Data Use Policy, Terms and other important info in the legal section of our App Store description.