Subject: Survive prison
No, smoking has been banned in all state and federal facilities. BUT, inmates still are able to obtain cigarettes through smuggling sources. They sell for an expensive "2 tunas" each and are surprisingly easy to get as long as you have a locker full of tuna. The other surprising thing is that most correctional officers are not diligent in punishing inmates for smoking and as long as the inmates keep it out of their sight, they are not cracking down...
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
The release date is entered by the members/users of the site. When the sentence is over they are usually released into a halfway house or probation/supervised released for a period determined by the Courts.
Subject: Family services
El sitio Ask the Inmate no es un enlace de comunicación directa a un preso en particular; es un foro de preguntas y respuestas entre el usuario e Inmate Aid que sabe cómo funcionan las cosas en el interior de la prision. Para comunicarse, puede escribir cartas, enviar postales y fotos - pero usted tendrá que ir a la zona de Mi cuenta y hacer clic en la página para crear su perfil, a continuación, haga clic en "Cartas". Usted...
Read moreSubject: Send books and magazines
The mailing address of the facility
Subject: Send inmate mail
If he writes back through InmateAid, he simply uses our return address and we will scan the letter into your account and notify you of it's existence.
Subject: Send inmate mail
Yes. Inmates have the right to refuse incoming mail, and if they choose to do so the letter gets returned to the sender rather than delivered.
It is not something that happens often, but it does happen. An inmate may refuse mail from a specific person for any number of reasons, whether they want to cut off contact, are trying to avoid conflict inside, or simply do not want the correspondence. In some cases a facility can also flag or restrict...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
Saturday night, the post office is closed. The letters will be processed Moday morning.
Subject: Inmate transfer
It depends on the inmate. All of the inmates have a program designed for them. Once they complete it to the satisfaction of the overseeing staff, they will work their sentence down at the next designation.
Subject: Family services
Inmates do not have access to the Internet and without it they cannot access InmateAid to know there is an Inmate Profile Page. Unfortunately there are no "free programs" for communication. Your inmate can apply for indigent mail with his counselor and they do provide free stamps, envelopes and writing material.
Subject: Family services
Going to jail does not automatically change a child support order. Only a judge can change or modify a child support order. If a parent that is in jail has income or assets that can be used to pay for your child's support, he or she has to continue to pay child support.
If there already is a child support
order, and the parent who was ordered to pay child support goes to jail (is incarcerated), the child support order does...
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