Subject: Send inmate mail
You can only send Jodi a postcard. The Maricopa County Jails have a strict policy. She will soon be moved to a state prison where you can then use InmateAid to write her and send her photos. The transfer to state will be in about 6 weeks.
Subject: Sentence reduction
Halfway house placement is not something you or your partner typically choose directly. It is assigned as part of the release plan by the system handling his case.
For federal inmates, the Bureau of Prisons and probation office coordinate placement in a Residential Reentry Center. For state cases, the parole board and supervising agency handle it. Either way, the decision is based on:
Where he plans to live after release
Availability of space in facilities
His risk level and supervision needs
His release plan, including...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Yes. Correctional facilities are required under the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide deaf and hard of hearing inmates with reasonable accommodations for communication, and that includes telephone access.
The most common solution at facilities that serve deaf inmates is a TTY machine, also called a TDD, which allows typed text communication over a phone line. Facilities are required to have TTY equipment available for inmates who need it, and family members on the outside need a compatible TTY device or...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Your inmate can call home by calling collect but AT&T does not have the contract with the jail, you will be paying GTL for this collect call. Please be mindful that this is the most expensive way of receiving and inmate call, it will cost at least $14.99 per 15 minutes. GTL has a prepaid option through their website. The cost of the calls vary depending upon where the call connects. If you are inter-state long distance, the cost of...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
Just supply us with their name and the state you think they might be in. If you know their DOB or the jurisdiction where they were charged will help. We will do our best to find them for you
Subject: Inmate phone calls
The phone service at a particular correctional center is set
up through bid process. In this case, Global Tel*Link has the contract for all
inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls - essentially a monopoly.
Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls. The choice is whether you
pay GTL for a long distance call (to your number) or a local call (to a number
that we get you). If you are already local, we cannot save you money.
We get you...
Read moreSubject: Sentence reduction
Violations of parole are not the best situation for early release. The judge that originally sentenced him and evidently offered some leniency is now not happy he did so. In his order it will state the terms of confinement. Parole would have to be an option in this order for it to be a possibility.
Subject: Send inmate money
Electronic transfers normally hit the inmate's account the very same day.
Subject: Send inmate mail
Inmates love pen pal letters. But be careful, they are experts at tugging on your heartstrings. They will get to know you and then start figuring out your soft spot and then ask for money. They are notorious for promising the world to their pen pals, just take it light and not expect too much from the "relationship". Just be careful.
