We might be able to make the calls cheaper, it works most of the time. But, please be mindful that we are not a replacement for the prison telephone service, we find you a telephone number that will make their calls cheaper (through that system). The phone service at the Scioto County Jail is set up through a bid process. Securus has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls. Therefore, you have to use

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your inmate

Yes, but you will not be able to hand it to him. You will be able to make a deposit into his trust account for use at the commissary in the lobby of the visitation area.

JPay allows you to send money to an offender in all TDCJ prison facilities. Visit their website at jpay.com or call 1-800-574-JPAY to send funds using Visa, Discover or MasterCard credit/debit cards. Tell them InmateAID sent you...♦JPay Senders can make cash deposits at MoneyGram locations nationwide using an Express Payment form. Senders may also make cash deposits from their home after setting up a cash collection account with a JPay customer service representative.

If you are certain that the days you have come are days where his unit has visitation. If you are coming on the right day, then most probably he had his visitation privileges suspended for one reason or another. If you are approved but he cannot come to visit, that is what it sounds like to us. You might write him a letter and ask what happened.

All of the parish prisons in Louisiana have daily recreation, they have TVs, they have some form of book exchange, others have a library - but boredom is an issue. The inmate that can compartmentalize their situation and block out the surroundings can get into a meaningful routine of self-improvement and actually come out of there a better, more rounded individual. You help by sending in reading material. That is one of the main reasons InmateAid exists is to make

Prison rape is real but it's not pervasive in every facility. Rape can happen to an inmate in a 24-hour DUI holding cell or in a maximum security prison. Surroundings and circumstances are different but the outcome of rape could happen in any one of the fifteen-thousand plus detention facilities in this country. 

It depends on the person. There is no easy prison time for any inmate. Sometimes the younger inmates have more hope for the future and realize they can do some "learning" while they are there. Hope is a great motivator, if an inmate can see a potential bright future their time will be used wisely.

Inmates must make an outbound call to you. They place your number on their call list and can direct dial you - as long as they have money on their TruLinks account. If you want to verify the location of your inmate, you can go online to: bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp

It depends on the inmate's location and if they actually allow care packages. Not all facilities have a relationship where care packages are allowed to be sent in to inmates. You might try calling the facility and ask to speak with the case manager, counselor or unit team secretary to get more information.