Lifeline Inmate Services

Families try to help but lack authority, account numbers, and bandwidth. The cascade compounds into the biggest predictor of reoffence: coming home to nothing

At Lifeline Inmate Services, we understand that incarceration doesn’t pause one’s life, needs, responsibilities, and financial obligations. That is why we provide a compassionate lifeline to those who find themselves behind bars. We believe that everyone, regardless of their current circumstances, deserves a trusted advocate in their corner. Learn more about Lifeline Inmate Services in California today.

Founded in San Diego, CA, Lifeline Inmate Services is a professional administrative and advocacy services company dedicated to standing in the gap for incarcerated individuals throughout California. We are not a law firm, and we do not provide legal advice. Instead, we support inmates by helping them manage essential responsibilities on the outside, such as banking, government benefits, document processing, and service coordination. By doing so, we hope to relieve you and your family from stress, enabling you to focus on what matters most.

When the system feels overwhelming, and the walls feel close, Lifeline Inmate Services is your lifeline. Our primary mission is to offer reliable, confidential, and compassionate representation from a team that has walked through the fire and come out the other side. With their lived experience, professional credentials, and community partnerships, we can serve our clients with both heart and expertise.

Life does not stop during incarceration. At Lifeline Inmate Services, we provide a wide range of personal administrative and advocacy services tailored to incarcerated individuals navigating the challenges of temporary confinement. Whether you need someone to access your bank account, coordinate your government benefits, manage crucial correspondence, help you prepare for reentry into the community, or set up a structured plan for your financial stability during your incarceration, our team can act as your legally designated representative through a Limited Power of Attorney.

Our personal administrative and advocacy services are not one-size-fits-all. Every client receives a personalized, itemized contract tailored to their specific situation, needs, and goals. We then provide the professional support services that an incarcerated individual needs to protect what they’ve built and plan for the future they deserve — even during the toughest chapter of their life. Our team will move with urgency, operate with integrity, and communicate with complete transparency at every step.

• Founder and CEO, Lifeline Inmate Services – Providing administrative advocacy services to incarcerated individuals in California county jail systems.
• CEO, Peer Professionals of California.
• State Liaison, Compassionate Release Program, California Correctional Health Care Services – Advocating for compassionate care for individuals with severe or terminal illness leaving state and federal facilities.
• Certified Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Patient Advisor, The Office of the Surgeon General and the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN).
• Ambassador, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Medi-Cal Implementation – Working to increase awareness of Medi-Cal benefits, enrollment, and community engagement.
• ACCESS Ambassador, Southern Region, Cal Voices (Funded by the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH), California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation).
• Roles: Peer Professional Development, Advocacy, and Lived Experience Expert Advisor
• Vice-Chair, California Association of Peer Professionals (CAPP) –Responsibilities include peer professional development, association development, training, and guidance.
• Co-Chair Advisor, County of San Diego and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Peer Training Development Integration.
• Peer Expert Advisor, San Diego Workforce Partnership and Expert Advisory Committee.
• Project Advisor, Peer Certification Program, San Diego Workforce Partnership.
• Peer Support Advisory Committee Member and Peer Support Consultant – Expanding Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in County Criminal Justice Systems (CJS).
• Taskforce Member, Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Board.
• Case Manager, Metro Community Ministries on Behalf of the U.S. Probation Office, San Diego.
• Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist.
• QPR Gatekeeper Instructor Certification Program – Helping with suicide prevention training and instruction.
• ACEs Aware Certification in Leveraging Neuroplasticity to Redirect Youth from Carceral Involvement.
• Recovery Practitioner Certification in Alcohol and Drug Studies.

Get in touch with us today for additional information about Lifeline Inmate Services and what we can do for you. You can also reach out to us directly via email for more testimonials about how we have helped incarcerated individuals and beyond.