The release date might be February 2017, but if he is telling you that he will be out in November it probably means that he has three months of halfway house.

If they are in a high or maximum security prison, the visitation might have to be through a Plexiglas divider where you communicate through a telephone receiver (that is recorded and archived)

Inmates do not have access to the Internet, the website is for the loved ones to have all of the services at their fingertips

Your inmate should know their release date as should his counselor or case manager. If it is not posted online you should call the facility and ask the staff

Usually the correspondence materials must come from the facility. We are not 100% on how Deuel does it, but most places require the inmate to get these items from the commissary and if indigent they will be provided to them at no charge.

he will get a receipt from his counselor

The restrictions on the type of photos that will be allowed inside the facility are ones where there are no private parts exposed (bikini, lingerie are permissible), no drugs or alcohol in the picture, no gang depictions and they are also sensitive to pictures of young children. If you can keep it somewhat wholesome, they will all get through - sending sexy pictures are fine as long as it's covering enough of you.

yes, over 99% of all inmate are able to have a visit in some form.

it takes anywhere from a day to a week. it depends on where it is and how the staff treats incoming mail (inspection time, etc).

Mail yes, visits probably not but depending on the severity of the illness or injury there might be exceptions made. Contact the counselor or chaplain for details of what might be allowed.