In most cases, letters and photos sent through InmateAid arrive at the facility within 2 to 3 business days after they are processed and mailed. That is the delivery time through the postal system. Once the mail reaches the jail or prison, it goes through the facility’s internal mail process. Staff will open, inspect, and read each piece of mail to check for contraband or rule violations before giving it to the inmate. This step can add additional time,
Read moreInmates cannot receive calls. Inmates have to make the outbound call to you. You will have to get involved with the payment part of the call - funding it from the outside which can and does get expensive. The service at Fannin is Securus. Depending on your number, the calls could be as little at 50 cents or as much as $12-14 each. We can give you an exact price for what each call would cost and if our Discount
Read moreInmates who are serving less than a year will usually have their application for marriage denied with the presumption being that such a short wait will not harm the prisoner or prospective spouse. Each partner must be legally eligible and mentally competent to marry. Marriages may be blocked for security or disciplinary reasons; solitary confinement can block access to marriage. Most states do not allow marriage for inmates on death row; California is at least one exception to that rule.
Read moreYes, it is possible to get a divorce while incarcerated, but it takes more coordination because you cannot handle things in person like someone on the outside. The process usually starts by filing in the county where your spouse lives. If you and your spouse are on the same page and agree to the divorce terms, called an uncontested divorce, the process is much smoother and can move faster. If there are disagreements about property, custody, or support, it
Read moreIt would be a total of 600 long distance minutes for the month and may be used in any combination.
Read moreSending mail through InmateAid to someone at the Laredo Processing Center is simple, and everything is handled for you once you submit your order. When you write a letter and upload photos, you complete the payment on the site and the process starts right away. Your letter is printed out on paper, and any photos you include are printed as well. Everything is then neatly assembled, folded, and placed into a standard envelope. There are no ads or extra
Read moreMost inmates do not have access to the Internet or email, they receive letters through the US Mail. Mail call is done Monday through Friday only. 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
Read moreNo. A spouse does not have access to another inmate's visitor list or visitation records. That information is considered private to the inmate and the facility, and it is not shared with outside parties, regardless of the relationship. The facility maintains visitation records for security and administrative purposes, but those records are not available to spouses, family members, or anyone else on the outside through a standard request. Even being legally married does not grant access to an inmate's
Read moreNo, conjugal visits are largely a myth. There are some state prison systems that allow it for inmates with long sentences but there are no county jails allowing it.
Read moreThe criminal justice system does not make significant allowances for "first time offenders" There is a chart that is set up like a grid where the sentencing guidelines are an actual point system. Points given to the various aspects of the conviction. Once the points are added up, the judge is give a range to determine the sentence. Another element to sentencing is the Pre-Sentence Report (PSR) that is compiled and written by the Pre-Sentence Investigator (PSI), This report compiles
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