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Subject: Inmate search

Most arrest records are not available without paying a small fee for the retrieval.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

Mail is considered sacred in a prison, detention center or jail. The facilities do everything can in their power to make communication available to all inmates. You are correct in that a lot of them are forgotten and get no mail at all. It is really great that you are reaching out and making some connections. These inmates need your attention if you have the time. There is a program for indigent inmates at every facility where they supply

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Subject: Send inmate mail

There is no such thing as "free" in the prison system

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

They are a definite benefit if you talk more than 5-6 times a month. We can help in most cases and will let you know if we can't. Please let us know if you would like a coupon for a discount to try out the service.

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

The answer depends on what the warrant is actually for, and your situation has a detail worth sorting out first. If you discharged your sentence completely, meaning you finished all supervision and are no longer on probation or parole, then a parole or probation violation warrant should not be possible. Violation warrants are issued by the supervising court when someone breaches the terms of active supervision. Once you are fully discharged, that supervision is over and there is nothing

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

Absolutely. InmateAid is not a bundled subscription and there are no required purchases beyond what you actually want to send. If all you need right now is a postcard, that is all you buy. No phone service, no letter package, no minimum order. The platform is built around the idea that you use what you need and skip what you do not. Some people use only the phone discount service. Others send only letters and photos. Others use everything

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Subject: Survive prison

NO smoking in just about every facility in the United States. Three days!?!?! Three days is a long time, we hope you survive. You might not get to go to commissary for a three day stay but you might put $50 on your books for phone calls.

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

You daughter violated her probation, she will be designated to the facility of their choosing. They are not considering her family's hardships, nor is she entitled to decide where they are going to hold her. If she didn't want to go back in, she knew what the rules of freedom were. Maybe after these next eleven months she will listen to you and behave herself. She has to change or the next time will be much, much more severe.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

The number of photos allowed per envelope varies by facility and is set by the individual institution's mail policy rather than a universal rule. La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy is a private facility operated by CoreCivic, and their specific photo limits are worth confirming directly before you send anything. The most reliable way to get that answer is to call La Palma directly and ask the mailroom or a counselor what the current photo policy allows per envelope.

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

InmateAid has been around helping folks for many years. We would NEVER charge your card for anything without your permission. In fact, your credit card information only goes to the bank processing company - NO FINANCIAL RECORDS are stored on InmateAid servers.

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