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Inmate Care Packages
How to Send Care Packages to an Inmate in Prison?
Sending a care package to someone in prison is not as simple as boxing up items and shipping them from home. Most correctional facilities do not accept...
Send Inmate Money
How to send money to a inmate in Jail or Prison?
Sending money to an inmate is one of the most practical things you can do to support someone on the inside. Money on their books gives them access to...
General Prison Questions-Terminology
"What is the difference between jail and prison?
Jail and prison are two distinct types of correctional facilities that serve different purposes, house different populations, and operate under different...
Inmate Phone Calls
How do I get a phone call from my husband who has just been transported there
When an inmate arrives at a new facility, phone access does not begin immediately. There is an intake and orientation process that typically takes one to two...
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Can I send goodies to you
Not directly.…
Not directly. Indirectly you can through third-party care package vendors or send money to their commissary account and they can buy goodies at the commissary
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Can I tell if my man is getting other females to write him or send money while he's locked up?
Inmates privacy is protected, therefore you cannot gain any information on the inmate's phone calls, visitation, who send him mail or money.…
Inmates privacy is protected, therefore you cannot gain any information on the inmate's phone calls, visitation, who send him mail or money. He will not have Internet access, but there are plenty of ways to continue contact with people on the outside. If you know that he has done this while not locked up, there is a pretty good chance he will doing some of the same while locked up.
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Does money transfer when inmates move to FDC Miami?
If your husband was transferred from another federal facility, his inmate trust account balance will follow him.…
If your husband was transferred from another federal facility, his inmate trust account balance will follow him. The Bureau of Prisons keeps that account centralized, so the money moves with him automatically. He should have access to those funds once he is processed into FDC Miami, though it can take a few days during intake for everything to show up and become available.
If he was coming from a county jail or a state facility, it is different. Those systems do...
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How Can I Receive Calls From an Inmate if I Have No Money?
This is a genuinely difficult situation and options are limited, but there are a few things worth trying.…
This is a genuinely difficult situation and options are limited, but there are a few things worth trying.
Contact the facility's chaplain. Ask specifically whether the facility has an indigent communication program that allows inmates with no funds to make at least one call to notify family. Some jails have provisions for this, particularly for recently arrested individuals who have not yet had any contact with the outside. The chaplain is often the most accessible person to ask.
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