Subject: Prison discipline
23 housing refers to 23-hour lockdown, which is another way of describing segregation or the Special Housing Unit, commonly known as the SHU or the hole. The name comes from the reality of what it means day to day. The inmate is in their cell for 23 hours out of every 24, with one hour out for a shower or limited movement depending on the facility's specific protocol.
This placement outside of general population happens for several reasons and not all...
Read moreSubject: Pending criminal charges
He is going back to Copiah County to stand in front of the judge who signed that warrant, and that conversation is not going to start from a friendly place.
Drug court is an alternative to incarceration specifically designed for people whose criminal behavior is driven by substance abuse. A judge who offered someone drug court was extending a significant act of trust, choosing treatment and supervision over a prison sentence. A warrant issued from that program three years later tells...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Yes, and the savings are immediate and significant.
Securus holds the contract at that facility, which means every call your inmate makes runs through Securus regardless of what number they dial. That part does not change. What InmateAid changes is which rate tier applies to your specific number within the Securus system.
At $0.52 per minute you are paying the highest rate Securus charges for that facility. With an InmateAid number, that same call through the same Securus system drops to $0.21...
Read moreSubject: After prison challenges & services
Do you have an idea of the state or county they were charged? If federal we might be able to help. If this is a state charge, you have to find out where the have re-entry facilities in the area where he was charged. Usually, it is some sort of a Salvation Army facility.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Each facility has one phone carrier only. The company that they use determines the pricing. That is why the price is so high. InmateAid uses software to determine the best price based on YOUR phone number and the carrier. We can save big money on about 70% of the instances. We encourage you to email or call to get an honest estimate before you buy. If you buy and we cannot save you money, we will refund the transaction, no...
Read moreSubject: General prison questions-terminology
About one week, and the timing is tied to how the BOP structures its orientation process. The Bureau of Prisons runs Admissions and Orientation on Wednesdays at most facilities. That is the formal day when new inmates go through the full intake briefing, get their accounts set up, and have phone and visitation access activated.
The exact wait depends on what day your person arrived. Someone who comes in on a Tuesday only has to wait one day until Wednesday orientation....
Read moreSubject: Prison discipline
SID stands for Special Investigations Division, which is the internal affairs unit within the New Jersey Department of Corrections. When an inmate is flagged for a SID investigation, it means something serious enough has occurred or been alleged that it requires a formal investigation beyond what the regular disciplinary process handles. This is not a routine write-up. SID gets involved when the situation involves potential criminal conduct, serious security threats, gang activity, contraband operations, or other matters that rise above...
Read moreSubject: Arrest record search
Arrest reports are not freely available through standard public inmate search tools. They are law enforcement documents rather than court records, and accessing them requires going through the right channels.
The most direct route is to contact the arresting agency, whether that is the county sheriff's office, local police department, or state patrol, and request a copy of the arrest report through their records division. Wyoming law enforcement agencies process public records requests under the Wyoming Public Records Act. You may...
Read moreSubject: Inmate transfer
This usually takes about a week, depending on bed space and length of travel. The US Marshal Service transports the federal inmates in a very secretive manner so as not to alert anyone on the outside the travel arrangments so the safety of all. As soon as you find out where he lands, let us know because we can get you a local phone number which makes the calls to you at the lowest tariff (6 cents per minute).
Subject: Inmate phone calls
InmateAid is always the BEST way... if you are at the cheapest rate already, we will let you know and cancel the transaction.


