There is no such thing as "free" in the prison system
Read moreThey are a definite benefit if you talk more than 5-6 times a month. We can help in most cases and will let you know if we can't. Please let us know if you would like a coupon for a discount to try out the service.
Read moreThe answer depends on what the warrant is actually for, and your situation has a detail worth sorting out first. If you discharged your sentence completely, meaning you finished all supervision and are no longer on probation or parole, then a parole or probation violation warrant should not be possible. Violation warrants are issued by the supervising court when someone breaches the terms of active supervision. Once you are fully discharged, that supervision is over and there is nothing
Read moreAbsolutely. InmateAid is not a bundled subscription and there are no required purchases beyond what you actually want to send. If all you need right now is a postcard, that is all you buy. No phone service, no letter package, no minimum order. The platform is built around the idea that you use what you need and skip what you do not. Some people use only the phone discount service. Others send only letters and photos. Others use everything
Read moreNO smoking in just about every facility in the United States. Three days!?!?! Three days is a long time, we hope you survive. You might not get to go to commissary for a three day stay but you might put $50 on your books for phone calls.
Read moreYou daughter violated her probation, she will be designated to the facility of their choosing. They are not considering her family's hardships, nor is she entitled to decide where they are going to hold her. If she didn't want to go back in, she knew what the rules of freedom were. Maybe after these next eleven months she will listen to you and behave herself. She has to change or the next time will be much, much more severe.
Read moreThe number of photos allowed per envelope varies by facility and is set by the individual institution's mail policy rather than a universal rule. La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy is a private facility operated by CoreCivic, and their specific photo limits are worth confirming directly before you send anything. The most reliable way to get that answer is to call La Palma directly and ask the mailroom or a counselor what the current photo policy allows per envelope.
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Read moreA cross-state transfer for someone serving 60 to 70 years for murder while in protective custody at a maximum security facility is extremely unlikely, and understanding why helps set realistic expectations. Protective custody exists because the facility has determined the inmate cannot safely be housed in general population. That designation alone signals to any receiving institution that this person comes with significant management considerations. Moving someone in that status is not a simple administrative transfer, it requires coordination between
Read moreThe general rule is the phones are on at 6am and off at 9:30, seven days a week. Times vary but this is a very good example. Some inmates may have telephone restrictions for disciplinary reasons which would limit usage altogether. Inmates must have money on their account or have a loved one set up a pre-paid account with a carrier. The inmate may dial out during those times and the amount of the call is debited from the account.
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