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Subject: Medical treatment

When an inmate is on hospice care, the standard 30-day waiting period for new arrivals to establish a visitor list does not apply in the way it normally would. Facilities understand that hospice situations require a different response, and most will work to expedite the visitor approval process as quickly as the paperwork can be processed. Time matters in these situations and staff generally recognize that. The most important step right now is to contact Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

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Subject: Sentencing questions

A sentence described as 4 and 4 most commonly means one of two things, and which one applies makes a significant difference in how long your son will actually be incarcerated. The first possibility is a split sentence. This means the judge sentenced him to 8 years total but ordered that 4 years be served in custody and the remaining 4 years be served on probation or supervised release in the community. Under this structure, your son would serve

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

If you included your boyfriend's name when setting up your account you can go to his profile and click on letter under his name and it will create a place to type your letter. You can also send him photos to keep him company during his bid. Let us know if you need assistance with setting up this to send mail.

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Subject: Visitation

A school ID is generally not accepted as valid identification for prison or jail visitation. Facilities require a government-issued photo ID, which means a state-issued driver's license, a state ID card, a US passport, or a military ID. School IDs do not meet that standard because they are not issued by a government agency and do not carry the same verification weight. If you are under 18, you will need to be accompanied by an adult who is on

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Subject: Send inmate mail

Of course it works! We have been around for years benefiting nearly a million visitors per month. What service are you looking to use? We will be happy to give you a full description of that service so that you have the reasonable expectations and results.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Yes, you can send your inmate magazine subscriptions from InmateAid. We offer great titles and discounts. Let us know the titles that you are interested in, via email and we will send you coupon codes that you can use at check-out.

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Subject: Commissary

Your inmate cannot receive calls, they can only make outbound calls. You can help you inmate by setting up the service so that their calls are paid for. If you are interested in doing thins, check with us via email (aid@inmateAID.com) and we can give you an honest estimate of the price of the calls, and if we can make those calls even cheaper through our Discount Telephone Service.

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Subject: Prison violence

There are two separate and urgent issues here that need to be addressed at the same time, not sequentially. On the assault and untreated injury. An inmate who was physically attacked and not provided medical treatment has a constitutional right that was violated. Deliberate indifference to a serious medical need by facility staff is an Eighth Amendment issue. Contact the warden's office in writing. State that your spouse was assaulted, that they requested medical treatment, and that treatment was

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

The inmate information on this website is self-directed data meaning that the member/user creates and controls that information. We do not create inmate profiles nor do we monitor their accuracy. It is not uncommon for an inmate to be transferred after spending time in solitary confinement, also known as the SHU (special housing unit). This sounds like a method of operation of the federal prison system (BOP), if your inmate is in federal prison (or any other prison, we just

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Inmates do not make an account on InmateAid, they do not have access to the Internet. This site is for you to help them while they are in. Some of the services we offer here are not easy to find. We think we've made the process more convenient for you. We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband.

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