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We are thrilled to share that Ameelio has been named one of the 100 most influential companies of 2023 by TIME! This list recognizes businesses across all sectors making an extraordinary impact around the world. Ameelio joins a diverse group of companies on the list, each of which was evaluated on a multitude of factors, including impact, innovation, ambition, and success.
“This recognition resonates far beyond our organization—it amplifies the entire criminal justice reform movement. It tells us that society recognizes the urgent need for meaningful transformation within the criminal justice system, a sector long overlooked by tech innovators. It's more than an award—it's a motivation for us and others to continue working towards a more equitable future.”
- Gabe Saruhashi, Ameelio CTO
In its third year, this prestigious list is curated by a global network of editors and correspondents, spotlighting companies with extraordinary worldwide impacts. "Since we began this effort, we’ve seen how quickly the role business plays in our lives can change," writes Sam Jacobs, Editor in Chief at TIME. At Ameelio, we understand that for incarcerated people and their families, this couldn’t be more true, with millions forced to pay exorbitant fees in order to stay in touch with one another. The ability to communicate with friends, family, and providers of legal, medical, and education services, is an essential part of the rehabilitative process, and one that should never be put behind a paywall.
“Many in U.S. prisons have no choice but to pay shockingly high prices to call a loved one. Ameelio’s first-of-its-kind, free video-call and messaging app is gaining momentum as an alternative…As states debate making prison calls free and the FCC moves to regulate the industry, Ameelio’s mission may have found its moment.”
Our mission is to cut recidivism and sustainably reduce prison populations in the long term. To that end, our ecosystem of products and services supports a diverse audience, including incarcerated individuals, corrections officials, and service providers, empowering successful reentry from day one.
