The first step is locating him, and for that, you need a little more than just a name. There are about 2.4 million people incarcerated across the country at any given time, and no inmate search system can reliably find someone on a name alone. At a minimum, you need the state where he is likely being held, and his date of birth helps narrow it down further. If his sister told you he is in a specific facility or...

The first determination will be the charges against him and does the judge consider him a flight risk or a danger to society. The problem here is that he has a failure to appear which is exactly what the judge will rule on. Our guess is no bail. Being married to a US citizen does not automatically make you a citizen. The courts will contact Homeland Security to see if his immigration status is in jeopardy. We are afraid that...

Yes, that is a real possibility, and it is worth understanding how this works so you know what you are dealing with. The state case sounds like it was already headed toward a short sentence, around 7 months, before he missed his sentencing date. Missing that court date is a serious problem on its own. Judges take a dim view of it, and when he does eventually appear for sentencing on that charge, the judge will almost certainly factor in the...