Subject: Relationship issues
we know that the inmates love getting mail. if your inmate is new to the system, they might not be totally settled or maybe they are in their feelings at the moment. We would recommend that you continue writing if you are able.
Subject: Inmate transfer
When a sentenced inmate serving time at a state prison gets pulled back to a county jail, there is almost always a court-related reason behind it. The Georgia Department of Corrections does not move inmates out of their designated facility without cause, and a transfer back to Fayette County specifically points to something happening in that county's court system.
There are two common explanations. The first is a new charge. If something has come to light, whether a crime that predates...
Read moreSubject: After prison challenges & services
Not likely, a four year sentence sounds like a state crime so they would be transferred to a state facility.
Subject: Send books and magazines
The subscription does not go to waste. If your inmate is released before the subscription period ends, the remaining issues simply follow them to their new address on the outside.
All you need to do is email aid@inmateaid.com with the updated address once he is home or has a confirmed address where he will be living. InmateAid will update the delivery address with the publisher and the remaining issues will be rerouted accordingly. He will not miss a single issue.
The same...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
Yes. InmateAid postcards are accepted at every facility in the country, including the Blount County Detention Facility in Tennessee.
Every jail and prison in the United States is required to accept mail delivered through the United States Postal Service, and that is exactly how InmateAid postcards are sent. They go out pre-stamped, printed on approved stock, and arrive through USPS just like any other piece of mail. Mailroom staff at facilities across the country recognize InmateAid envelopes and postcards, which makes...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
Not unless your inmate friend were to tell you. It is most likely some sort of incident report, BUT the privacy of inmates is their business on the inside and no one else's, just the same as it is for you on the outside,
Subject: Prison discipline
Uh oh! That was not a good idea. When they catch him, he will be sent to a higher security prison and will get none of the privileges he was getting prior to this bone-headed "escape", which is how the government will see it.
Subject: Bail & bond questions
Yes, it is possible, and the process is more straightforward than most people realize.
Bail bondsmen actively market their services inside jails. Their contact information is typically posted on bulletin boards or available through facility staff, because getting people out quickly is how they make their living. An inmate who has a debit card in their property and sufficient funds can contact a bondsman directly from inside.
The bondsman will take a credit or debit card over the phone to cover their...
Read moreSubject: General prison questions-terminology
maximum security
Subject: Residential drug abuse program (rdap)
The RDAP program is inside the prison not off-site. The inmates are under the care and supervision of the psychology department (they run the program).
