Subject: Inmate phone calls
The fastest way is if you are able to convince an employee at the facility to pass your message to your inmate.
Subject: Survive prison
It is not going to be easy but it definitely can be done. If this is a jail with heavy gang activity like Cook County, Illinois or Los Angeles County, California there might be the need to align with people of your own race. This is more important if you have a long sentence.
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Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
You would login to your My Account area. Click on **Discount Telephone**, then click on **Add Local line**. Then include the State, the Facility, Your Telephone Number and then select the plan either Monthly or Quarterly. The next screen you will see is the breakdown of what you are paying for. Then click to the next screen which is a checkout page where you enter your credit/debit card information. After your payment goes through it will immediately email your receipt...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
The inmates do not need an account, they will receive the mail in 2-3 business days but delays often happen as the staff decides when the mail is handed out
Subject: Send books and magazines
Magazine deliveries to correctional facilities move on a different timeline than standard mail and in progress does not mean something has gone wrong.
Here is what actually happens behind the scenes. When a magazine subscription is ordered through InmateAid, the order goes to the publisher who then mails directly to the facility. Publishers operate on their own printing and distribution schedules, which do not always align with what you would expect from a standard online order. A new subscription can take...
Read moreSubject: Pending criminal charges
First, the 7th violation is going to raise some eyebrows with the court. Someone, somewhere is going to make an example out of her and give her some real time in a real penitentiary. Maybe it is what she needs?
Secondly, sneaking drugs into a jail creates a whole new scenario that will be part of the pre-sentence report filed before her ultimate penalty is determined. Introducing contraband is a felony and 30-days in the SHU is not harsh; in fact,...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
Inmates are allowed to receive an unlimited amount of photos in the federal system (BOP) and an unlimited amount of photos in the Arizon State Prison Complex (ASPC) system
Subject: Sentencing questions
The actual determination of being sent back to jail or not lis with the judge who presided over the original case. This is where the word of the probation officer has little weight. They are not the final decision maker. They may very well said, "I'll recommend to the judge to please defer sentencing in lieu of enrollment to a rehab center." The judge can take the recommendation or not. In this case, maybe there was something bothering the judge...
Read moreSubject: Inmate search
If this is a question about writing an inmate, you will need to have his location, their mailing address and your inmate's ID number.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
InmateAid is NOT a replacement for the phone service at the prison or jail, we make their service cheaper with local phone numbers (or in the case of Securus, NCIC or City TeleCoin we get out of state numbers to save you money). Sometimes our service can save you as much as $12.00 per phone call, other times it will not save anything. If you would like to get an honest assessment, let us know the name of the facility...
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