Most correctional facilities only accept packages shipped via the United States Postal Service. FedEx and UPS deliveries are routinely rejected at prison mail rooms, and Amazon does not give customers the option to choose their shipping carrier directly. There is a practical workaround that solves this problem. If a facility has a PO Box address, use that as the shipping address instead of the street address. FedEx and UPS do not deliver to PO Boxes, which means Amazon's fulfillment
Read moreBuenas tardes, Para poder verificar su linea necesito que me mande su nombre, apellido y el numero de telefono asignado por InmateAid. De todos modos queria clarificarle que nosotros ofrecemos unicamente la línea local, que es la forma en que se reduce el precio de la comunicacion. Usted todavía tiene que seguir abonando a la compañía de teléfono de la prisión para que el recluso pueda usar las instalaciones de telefono. Por favor register el numero asignado por Inmateaid en
Read moreFelony domestic violence sentencing varies considerably by state, the specific facts of the incident, and how aggressively the prosecution decides to pursue the case. There is no single answer that applies everywhere, but here is a realistic range. At the low end, a skilled defense attorney negotiating a first felony conviction with mitigating circumstances can sometimes achieve a result of probation, time served, or a suspended sentence with no incarceration. That outcome is more likely when the facts are
Read moreGo to your My Account area on the website. Click on Discount Telephone Service, click Add a Local Line, then select the state, the facility name, your telephone number and the calling plan you wish to buy. Go to checkout and then the pay page. Enter your debit card or credit card and pay. You will get an email confirmation of your purchase and in about an hour, you will get your new local telephone number emailed to you to
Read morePutting money on an inmate’s commissary account can allow them to make phone calls, but it depends on how that facility’s phone system is set up. There are two common ways calls are paid for: 1. Inmate pays from commissary funds: Money you send goes into their account They can use it to buy phone time or calling cards Downside: they can also spend it on other items, not just calls 2. You set up a
Read moreFacility mailrooms process incoming mail by cross-referencing the inmate ID number against their records, not just the name. Even a one-digit error in the ID number is enough to prevent the letter from being matched to the correct inmate, and in most cases the letter will be returned to the sender rather than delivered. The name and facility being correct does not override an incorrect ID in most mailroom processing systems. The good news is that this is a
Read moreNo. A release date cannot be calculated until a sentence has been imposed. The release date is derived directly from the length of the sentence. Without knowing how many months or years a judge has ordered, there is no number to work from. Good time credits, which reduce the time served, are also calculated as a percentage of the sentence length, so those cannot be determined in advance either. What you can do before sentencing is understand the
Read moreWhen someone has been arrested on a contempt charge with bail set, their release depends entirely on whether that bail gets posted. Until the $11,000 bail is paid or bonded, your boyfriend will remain in custody regardless of any other timeline. To find out the current status of the case, what hearings are scheduled, and what the exact conditions of release are, contact the Clerk of the Court in the jurisdiction where he was charged. The clerk's office maintains
Read moreThe most accurate and complete source of information about an inmate's charges, case history, and conviction is the official court record. Everything else, whether it is news coverage, online databases, or secondhand accounts, is either incomplete or filtered through someone else's interpretation. The Clerk of the Court in the jurisdiction where the case was tried is where to start. Call or visit the clerk's office and ask for the case file associated with the person's name and approximate date
Read moreIf your family member was involved with a gang on the outside, the likelihood of that affiliation continuing inside is significant, particularly at higher security state facilities. Prison gang structures are largely extensions of street gang networks, and many of the major prison gangs have direct organizational ties to their street counterparts. Someone arriving with a known affiliation will almost certainly be recognized by people already inside who share that history. In practice this means the expectation of continued
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