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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

The inmate profiles found on InmateAid are set up by the member/users of the site. InmateAid does not monitor, update or verify these profiles unless asked to do so. Inmates do not have access to the Internet and therefore are not going to be on the InmateAid website. This website is for YOU to use to remain in contact with them. If you need assistance getting his profile set-up, send us his name and we will create it for you.

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Subject: Relationship issues

It is not our place to determine whether you are a good girlfriend. You have to be at peace with your decision to stay. If you are going to ride it out until the end with himi, just know there are going to be some rough spots along the way. Be prepared and feel free to write back as often as possible over the coming months if you need questions answered.

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Subject: Visitation

The advice you've been given is incorrect. The rule is that they do not allow felons into visitation, but there are exceptions to this rule. You must petition the warden BEFORE filling out an application. You should call the warden's office and speak to the secretary. Ask in the most humber manner possible, to provide you with instructions on how to get permission from the warden to see your boyfriend. During this conversation, make sure to be forthright and honest

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Subject: Release questions

Milestone credits are a program in the California state prison system (CDCR) for non-violent, second strike drug offenders. Prior to 2014, non-violent second strikers were given 20% credit for the time they served, but that number was increased to 33.3% last year. For example, under the previous system, an inmate sentenced to one year in prison would have been eligible for release after 304 days, however, under the new system the same inmate would now be eligible for release

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

¿Cuál es tu hijo's nombre? Veremos el recluso localizadores hemos de Texas para ver si podemos encontrar su número para usted.

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Subject: Sentence reduction

The answer depends significantly on whether the sentence is state or federal, and which state is involved, because the landscape varies widely. Blanket early release programs for second strikers do not really exist as a standard feature of any system. What does exist are more targeted pathways that can result in earlier release for certain drug offenders. The most common are drug treatment completion programs, where finishing a qualifying program like RDAP in the federal system can earn up

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

A transfer does not automatically mean something negative is happening. Inmates get moved for a variety of reasons, including routine classification adjustments, changes in bed space availability, programming assignments, or administrative decisions that have nothing to do with conduct or parole status. A transfer the same month as a parole hearing does not cancel the hearing or indicate the parole was denied. His parole eligibility should follow him to the new facility. The parole board reviews the case file,

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Subject: Inmate search

If he has reported, he most certainly has a number. They issue a BOP Inmate ID card - that number must be on there. What is his name, we will find it for you.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

There is no read receipt for prison mail and no public system that tracks whether incoming mail was delivered to a specific inmate. Once a letter clears the mailroom and is not returned to sender, the assumption is that it reached him. If your letters have not come back to you, they most likely got through. Whether he has responded is a separate question from whether he received the mail. Inmates sometimes delay writing back for reasons that have

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Subject: Work release

Work release is a program available to selected inmates in the final months of their sentence. It allows them to leave the facility during the day to work at paid employment in the community, then return to custody at the end of each workday. It is not a full release. The inmate is still serving their sentence and must be back at the facility by a set time each evening. Transportation is usually arranged through the program itself. In

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