Devices with calling apps for inmate calls, information sharing, monitoring, and other functions

A method for establishing a call between the inmate computing device used by an inmate and an outside party computing device used by an outside party, the method comprising:

• providing, at an interface of a calling app displayed on the non-inmate computing device, an indicator informing the outside party of availability of the inmate to place a call to the outside party;
• receiving, at the calling app interface displayed on the non-inmate computing device, input to send a message to the inmate at the inmate computing device, wherein the message is a call request for the inmate to call the outside party;
• sending the message to the inmate calling app for display, wherein the message displays the call request for the inmate to call the outside party;
• and
• connecting the non-inmate device and the inmate device on a call initiated by the inmate using the inmate calling app to initiate the call.