Inmate network priming

A system for network priming for an inmate of a controlled facility, comprising:

• a computer processor;
• a database server comprising an inmate account, wherein the inmate account comprises a secure social network list;
• a network application executing on the computer processor and comprising:
• a controlled setup module configured to:
• receive authentication credentials for the inmate to access a third party social network;
• import a plurality of social network contacts from the third party social network;
• filter the plurality of social network contacts for prohibited contacts;
• present the inmate with the plurality of social network contacts;
• receive, from the inmate, a selection of social network contacts from the plurality of social network contacts to obtain a plurality of selected social network contacts;
• and
• populate a secure social network list in the inmate account with the plurality of selected social network contacts.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for network priming for an inmate of a controlled facility, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code for:

• receiving authentication credentials for the inmate to access a third party social network;
• importing a plurality of social network contacts from the third party social network;
• filtering the plurality of social network contacts for prohibited contacts;
• presenting the inmate with the plurality of social network contacts;
• receiving, from the inmate, a selection of social network contacts from the plurality of social network contacts to obtain a plurality of selected social network contacts;
• and
• populating a secure social network list of the inmate with the plurality of selected social network contacts.

A method for network priming for an inmate of a controlled facility comprising:

• importing a plurality of mobile device contacts from a mobile device used by the inmate;
• filtering the plurality of mobile device contacts for prohibited contacts;
• presenting the inmate with the plurality of mobile device contacts;
• receiving, from the inmate, a selection of mobile device contacts from the plurality of mobile device to obtain a plurality of selected telephone contacts;
• and
• populating a telephone list of the inmate with the plurality of selected telephone contacts.