Account balances inside a correctional facility are treated as private financial information, and there is no public database or lookup tool that gives outside parties access to what an inmate has on their books. The facility is not going to hand that information out freely and the phone provider or commissary system certainly will not. That said, there is one avenue worth trying. Some case managers and counselors will share that information if you call and ask nicely. It
Read moreYes, the local number we give you forwards to your pre-paid cell phone, the only person dialing this number will be your inmate calling you from the jail. It will not affect your cellphone, your number or interfere with any incoming calls
Read moreYour name appears on the envelope above InmateAid's address. Your home address is never included. If you want the inmate to write you directly, add your address inside the letter. Otherwise they write back to InmateAid's address and the response is scanned into your account.
Read moreit all depends on what stage of the process they are in; they might send the belongings home. there are three kinds of transfers, one - a request by the inmate, two - an administrative transfer as a step-down in custody level and the third - punitive where there is an increase in the custody level. whatever the conditions are in this case, they will NEVER disclose when the transfer is to take place for security precautions.
Read moreThe best that our service could do for you is cut the price of the calls down to just under $2.00 per call instead of what you are paying. You have to do the math and see if saving $2.00 per call is worth $20 per month. You would have to be speaking more than 10 times per month to cover the cost of the service.
Read moreYes, usually their counselor will hand them a slip of paper with the transaction date and amount
Read moreYou will not be able to send anything with the letter but photographs on 4" x 6" glossy paper - no Polaroids. You can send the Word Search from the publisher - InmateAid has several to choose from in our magazine section. Let us know if you are interested in any of them, email us the title and we will send you a discount coupon for the purchase.
Read moreThe honest answer is that it depends on the facility, but for most people, the reality is nowhere near as bad as what television and movies would have you believe. Scripted prison dramas are built around conflict and chaos because that makes for compelling entertainment. The daily reality for the vast majority of inmates is far more mundane. Most people inside are trying to do exactly what your husband should be focused on, getting through their time with as
Read moreCorrectional facilities do not operate like the postal service. When an inmate is transferred, the old facility does not forward incoming mail to the new location. Mail that arrives at the previous facility after the transfer has already occurred will typically be processed by the mailroom and returned to the sender marked as undeliverable or noting that the inmate is no longer in custody there. This is one of the most common reasons a letter fails to reach its
Read moreFree phone calls are usually in the county jail when first booked, but it is not a guarantee. We don't think that they offer a free call in the state system
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