When Securus is the company with the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls, you have to look carefully at the per-call price because they are doing things differently than the other prison phone carriers.. Securus has a rate calculator on their site and we use it to get you the BEST number for inmate calling - and now the local number isn't always your best option. Regardless, you have to use them to receive calls.
Read moreThat is not a good sign. The fire camp is a good detail for inmates as they get to be outside and do a normal-type job. Getting transferred to the Centinela State Prison, where they provide for the confinement of General Population, Level I, Level III inmates, Level III sensitive needs and maximum security (Level IV) inmates would tell us that he might have lost his custody level due to some violation of rules.
Read moreInmates cannot accept incoming calls, they have to initiate the call. Local calls are the cheapest - long distance and collect calls can run $15 for 15 minutes, people use InmateAid's Discount Phone Service to get local numbers making the calls from the jail at the cheapest rate.
Read moreInmate mail is delivered Monday through Friday only
Read moreFights happen in prison the same way they happen anywhere people are confined together under stress with limited options and no ability to simply walk away. They are a reality of the environment but they are far from inevitable for someone who understands how to navigate the social dynamics inside. The frequency and severity of fighting depend heavily on the security level of the facility. Higher security prisons house people with longer sentences, more serious offenses, and in many
Read moreIt depends entirely on the state and the facility, but yes, some systems have moved to free calls for inmates. New York and Pennsylvania are two of the most notable examples. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision eliminated charges for calls made from state prisons, making them free for both the inmate and the person receiving the call. Pennsylvania's DOC followed a similar path. These policy shifts were driven by years of advocacy around the
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Read moreHe will serve 85% of his sentence unless there are incident reports that take away the 15% good time credits they get automatically. It is NOT true that most inmates get raped. It does happen but it depends on where they are doing time, what their profile is (their age and size), and if they are unwise as to how to do their time. Inmates must not put themselves in a position where they can be taken advantage of or
Read moreRikers Island operates as a complex of multiple facilities on the same island rather than a single building, which makes this question more nuanced than a transfer between two separate institutions in different locations. When an inmate moves from one facility to another within the Rikers complex, such as from AMKC to EMTC, the mail handling outcome depends largely on how efficiently the mailroom at the original facility processes forwarding. Because all of the facilities share the same island
Read moreThe idea that inmates who have been down the longest are the ones most likely to pursue sexual activity with newcomers is a myth that gets perpetuated by movies and television more than reality. Consensual sexual activity between inmates, where it occurs, has nothing to do with how long someone has been incarcerated. It is not a hierarchy based on seniority and new arrivals are not automatically targets simply because they are new. The dynamics inside are more nuanced
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