Yes, and setting up separate accounts is actually the cleaner way to handle it when multiple parties want to support the same inmate independently. On the InmateAid side, each account is tied to a unique email address. If both families want their own separate accounts, they simply need different email addresses to register with. That keeps everything distinct, gives each party their own transaction history to review, and ensures that letters and postcards sent through the service show as coming from...

The jail is telling you the truth. County and local jails that are housing federal pretrial detainees do not manage the federal court calendar and genuinely do not have access to that scheduling information. Federal cases are administered entirely through the federal court system which operates independently from local facilities. The place to look is PACER, which stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records. PACER is the federal judiciary's online system where all federal court filings, dockets, and scheduled hearings...

The nature of the charges, whether federal or state, does not determine where mail should be sent. What determines the mailing address is simply the physical location of the facility where the inmate is currently being held. The federal government does not maintain a separate network of holding facilities for every detainee facing federal charges. Instead, the US Marshals Service contracts with county jails, regional detention centers, and private correctional facilities to house federal detainees while their cases move through the...

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your inmate would...

The most reliable sign that something went wrong is if the letter gets returned to InmateAid. When that happens, the team will investigate what caused it and reach out to let you know your options. In many cases a returned letter comes down to a missing or incorrect inmate ID number, or the letter going to the wrong facility. Resending with corrected information usually solves it. The harder situation is when mail simply does not come back but also does not...

The SHU, the hole, solitary confinement, they are all the same thing, and being placed there does not cut off contact with family entirely. Mail continues normally in both directions. He can send and receive letters on the same schedule as general population. Phone access is restricted though, typically down to one 15-minute call per week. Visitation depends on what he did to land there. Some offenses allow visits to continue, others result in visitation being suspended for the duration....

A probation violation with three separate issues stacked together is a serious situation, and the outlook is not good. The judge who originally granted probation instead of prison time extended a form of leniency, and coming back before that same judge on a violation, especially one involving missed reporting, unpaid fees, and a dirty test, is going to test that goodwill hard. In Tennessee, a VOP hearing does not carry the same burden of proof as a criminal trial. The judge...