Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms
No, and the plea deal is the primary reason why.
Confidential informant identities are protected by law precisely because exposing them creates serious safety risks. The government has a strong interest in maintaining that protection, and courts consistently uphold it. Even in cases that go to trial, revealing a CI's identity requires meeting a high legal threshold and is far from automatic.
When your son accepted the plea deal, he waived his right to confront witnesses against him, which is the constitutional...
Read moreSubject: Residential drug abuse program (rdap)
We would consider taking a substance abuse course in prison a "good thing". Judges can order the course be taken or the offender can be fortunate enough to be invited. These courses are more about behavior modification than treating an addiction. Everyone that is incarcerated SHOULD try to get into these course. In prison, getting illegal drugs is highly unlikely so most offenders are not in the middle of an addiction which makes taking the course even easier. Some facilities will...
Read moreSubject: General prison questions-terminology
Confinement in Response to Violation (CRV) centers house and provide intensive behavior modification programs for those who have committed technical violations of probation. CRV centers incarcerate violators for 90-day periods in response to violations of probation, parole or post-release supervision.
The CRV centers utilize dormitory style housing similar to a minimum-security prison and offer intensive programming designed to modify behavior of probation violators. Probation officers and case managers work closely with offenders as they progress through treatment and programming including cognitive...
Read moreSubject: Survive prison
Maximum security inmates have limited general population time. Child killers are oftentimes in protective custody for their own safety. If they happen to share a cell with another inmate, there is something called "prison justice" that is pervasive throughout the system, there is a good chance the inmate sharing his cell will get a shot at meting out that justice. You'll never hear about it, but the inmate system has a way of punishing child killers and child molesters (CoMos).
Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms
This may be found at the Clerk of the Court's Office in the jurisdiction where the offender was charged and sentenced. Your inmate would have access to this document as they are required to receive a copy that they sign, acknowledging receipt.
Subject: Survive prison
Protective custody is where the inmate is perceived to be in some danger in the general population of inmates. The area where PC takes place is the SHU... in administrative segregation in isolation and completed cut of from other inmates.
Many administrators believe the level of violence, or the underlying threat of violence within prisons or jails, is the main factor causing the need for these units. Inmates have the opportunity to request protective custody if they get the impression that the...
Read moreSubject: Arrest record search
Inmates are not forced to open mail or email sent to them, any more than you are. In fact, the inmate can reject letters and visits if they choose.
Subject: Release questions
To be granted the option of parole from the judge who sentenced you, there must be a provision in the Judgment and Commitment Order specifying the offender be eligible for parole.
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release
This date is the next available Parole Board Hearing scheduled under the Judgement and Commintment Order. They can only fluctuation backwards (as in a later date, never earlier)
