In California, the legal landscape around marijuana has shifted dramatically since legalization, and that shift has filtered into how prison disciplinary systems treat it, though it is still contraband inside a correctional facility regardless of its legal status on the outside. Additional prison time specifically for a marijuana possession infraction is unlikely in most California cases. The disciplinary response is typically handled internally rather than through new criminal charges, particularly for simple possession of a small amount. The penalty
Read morePrison is like the movie, "Goundhog Day". Everyday you wake up and it's the exact same thing. The schedule never changes. You are told when to wake, when to sleep, when to eat, where to go and when you can go. You get a real lesson in patience. "Hurry up and wait...". You forget what day it is, what week it is. Your family goes on with their lives and you feel like you've died and you're watching them (you
Read moreBeing placed at a treatment facility does not change the underlying sentence calculation. The East Texas Treatment Facility operates under the same TDCJ rules and Texas law that govern every other state correctional institution, and the standard 85% requirement applies regardless of the type of facility. That means your person will serve about 85% of their total sentence before becoming eligible for release, assuming they maintain a clean disciplinary record throughout their time at the treatment facility. The nature
Read moreNo, and the plea deal is the primary reason why. Confidential informant identities are protected by law precisely because exposing them creates serious safety risks. The government has a strong interest in maintaining that protection, and courts consistently uphold it. Even in cases that go to trial, revealing a CI's identity requires meeting a high legal threshold and is far from automatic. When your son accepted the plea deal, he waived his right to confront witnesses against him,
Read moreWe would consider taking a substance abuse course in prison a "good thing". Judges can order the course be taken or the offender can be fortunate enough to be invited. These courses are more about behavior modification than treating an addiction. Everyone that is incarcerated SHOULD try to get into these course. In prison, getting illegal drugs is highly unlikely so most offenders are not in the middle of an addiction which makes taking the course even easier. Some facilities will
Read moreConfinement in Response to Violation (CRV) centers house and provide intensive behavior modification programs for those who have committed technical violations of probation. CRV centers incarcerate violators for 90-day periods in response to violations of probation, parole or post-release supervision. The CRV centers utilize dormitory style housing similar to a minimum-security prison and offer intensive programming designed to modify behavior of probation violators. Probation officers and case managers work closely with offenders as they progress through treatment and programming
Read moreMaximum security inmates have limited general population time. Child killers are oftentimes in protective custody for their own safety. If they happen to share a cell with another inmate, there is something called "prison justice" that is pervasive throughout the system, there is a good chance the inmate sharing his cell will get a shot at meting out that justice. You'll never hear about it, but the inmate system has a way of punishing child killers and child molesters (CoMos).
Read moreThis may be found at the Clerk of the Court's Office in the jurisdiction where the offender was charged and sentenced. Your inmate would have access to this document as they are required to receive a copy that they sign, acknowledging receipt.
Read moreProtective custody is where the inmate is perceived to be in some danger in the general population of inmates. The area where PC takes place is the SHU... in administrative segregation in isolation and completed cut of from other inmates. Many administrators believe the level of violence, or the underlying threat of violence within prisons or jails, is the main factor causing the need for these units. Inmates have the opportunity to request protective custody if they get the impression
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