You can try, but whether it gets through depends on the facility and how the mailroom staff evaluates it. Most prisons and jails allow hand-drawn artwork to be sent through the mail as long as it does not raise any red flags during inspection. The concern on the mailroom's end is not the drawing itself but the materials used to create it. Certain substances have been used to saturate paper and smuggle drugs into facilities, and mailroom staff are
Read morecall the facility and ask for one... they might even connect you with the counselor of your inmate
Read moreTry not to panic. Being handcuffed and removed from a cell happens for a wide range of reasons, most of which are not as serious as they look in the moment. The most common explanations are a routine cell search or shakedown, a transfer to a different housing unit within the facility, a medical situation that requires attention, or a move to segregation pending an investigation into something that may or may not involve your husband directly. Facilities also
Read moreYou can always find your Discount Telephone number in your My Account area. This is where all your dealings with the website are conducted and saved
Read moreHe should be in the system, what is his name? We will set it up for you. If you have other questions about federal prison, especially the camp in Alabama, please ask us. He is in probably the best camp in the federal system.
Read moreInmate education is an area that needs improvement and it appears there are many efforts underway to upgrade it across all incarceration systems. They all offer and most require that all inmates have at least a GED. There are limited secondary educational programs offered. Regardless of what is offered, there are many distance learning programs but they require some form of payment. Courses like the Prison College Program and others are ambitious tasks worthy of your consideration. InmateAid is exploring ways to
Read moreThe CDCR website does not provide that information. You can call the facility and ask to speak to his counselor. BTW, your inmate definitely knows his out date.
Read moreYes, the Discount Telephone Service would be beneficial if you have a long distance number that is not in the Cullman rate center. The current carrier is Telmate and local lines will save you money.
Read moreNot really. Most of the jailhouse violence you hear about is remote and isolated. It is not the norm. There are things of course that will change that quickly. If your son keeps to himself and internalizes his thoughts and actions he'll get out without as much as an argument.
Read moreThere are many publishers and they all have a slightly different response to this question. The rule of thumb is it takes about 8-10 weeks for the first issue to deliver. If you ordered from a subscription card inserted in a store magazine, the paragraph about delivery also suggests it "could take 8-10 weeks for the first magazine to arrive." The facilities will only allow magazines sent directly from the publisher. Our partners are honest and responsible.
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