Subject: Bail & bond questions
The failed urine test is a major problem. Bond revocations mean that the offender will have to remain in jail until the disposition of the case. There will be no further bond offerings. The sooner they can get the case heard - the sooner the offender will know what their future holds. The options are that they get released or the imposition of a sentence which will include the time they are currently serving awaiting the results.
Subject: Sentencing questions
El caso de reentrada de tu marido es preocupante. Este país ha estado procesando agresivamente los casos de inmigración de personas con antecedentes criminales, no estamos seguros de que su marido tendrá menos de cinco años
Subject: Medical treatment
Inmates have the right to receive health care while in custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or any other penal system in the United States.
Urgent and emergency medical care is available on-site 24-hours a day and seven days a week. Inmate must contact their unit
officer or detail supervisor if they feel emergency care is necessary. All emergencies or injuries will be given priority for treatment. Appropriate medical care will be provided by institution hospital staff. Medical coverage on...
Read moreSubject: Inmate transfer
There is no set time for an inmate to get transferred from county to state or federal prison. It sometimes has to do with bed space at the designated location, or it could be the transport detail is coordinated for the best budgetary concerns. If it's a few days or a few weeks, one morning, an officer will come to the inmate's cell unannounced and say, "Pack your stuff"... and then you're gone.
Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms
Restraining orders can only be dissolved by a court order. Even if a separated couple reconciles, the restraining order still is enforceable. Moreover, it is not automatic that a court will dissolve a restraining order even if the parties reconcile. It is important to emphasize that the apparent reconciliation between people with a long history of domestic violence seldom marks the end of difficulties. It would be unwise and improper to reconcile if a restraining order is still in force....
Read moreSubject: Bail & bond questions
Unfortunately we do not think they will set a bail if previously the prosecution has asked for no bail. When a magistrate says, "no bail" there are a couple of reasons. If they think the inmate is a danger to the public or a flight risk. Unless there is something new discovered in the charges, we think there is not much of a chance there will be a bail amount.
Subject: Inmate search
Some of the jurisdiction websites have the information posted and others do not. The websites that charge for the information are getting their data at a cost to them. If it were indeed "free", then the pay sites would not be in business at all.
Subject: Prison discipline
It depends on what the restriction is for and how the facility structures its disciplinary consequences.
Not all restrictions are the same. An inmate can be restricted from specific privileges while others remain intact. Phone access is often one of the first things pulled when someone receives a disciplinary infraction, but it is not automatic in every case. A minor infraction might result in limited commissary access or loss of recreation time without touching phone privileges at all.
When someone is placed...
Read moreSubject: Prison discipline
Punitive segregation allows only one 15-minute call per week, however, they may write as many letters that they want.
Subject: Sentence reduction
Yes, there is a program called RDAP (Residential Drug Abuse Program), that if qualified will cut one year (plus a guaranteed 6 months of halfway house) off the inmate's sentence.
There are other opportunities which require substantial assistance in helping authorities prosecute other crimes. Inmate's reward is a sentence reduction (AKA snitching, but it's effective).
Also, there have been recent changes to the sentencing guidelines for non-violent drug crimes. When an inmate's profile fits the new guideline, there could be...
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