Subject: Website function questions
West Memphis, Arkansas, has two separate facilities that serve different functions, which is why you are finding two different addresses.
The West Memphis City Jail on Broadway is a municipal facility that typically holds people arrested by West Memphis city police for local offenses. It is a short-term holding facility for people awaiting arraignment or serving brief sentences on city charges.
The Crittenden County facility on Tyler Road handles county-level arrests and longer-term detention for people charged with state offenses in Crittenden...
Read moreSubject: Medical treatment
Losing a 34-year-old with no cardiac history to a sudden death in custody is something any family has the right to question and investigate. Here is what the family can do.
Request the official autopsy report. The medical examiner's report is the starting point for any independent investigation. The family has the right to request a copy of the official autopsy and all associated medical records. Make this request in writing to both the facility and the medical examiner's office as...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
No, the inmate sends the mail to the InmateAid address for your behalf. The incoming mail is scanned into your account and you are notified that there is mail. The charge is $1.99 for the service. Many people like the ability to communicate without sharing their home address.
Subject: Send inmate mail
YES, the InmateAid Letter Service sends YOUR actual postage mail and photos to the prisons and jails using OUR return address. It is super-easy to use, convenient and reliable since 2012. Robust packages start at only $8.00.
Subject: Relationship issues
All you can do is continue writing letters. Some inmates, especially newly incarcerated ones are affected by the harsh disconnection from society. They might be "in their feelings" and are not ready to communicate with people on the outside just yet. If you are persistent, the letters will eventually make an impact and she will eventually respond.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Inmates will receive a receipt of deposit in their daily mail.
Subject: Parole & probation
Parole is offered in the Sentencing Memorandum by the Judge. Are you sure he is eligible? How long has he served? Usually, parole hearings begin at 1/3 of the served time. If you are not certain, you can contact the Clerk of the Court and request his sentencing document signed by the Judge. If he is eligible, it is up to the Warden in his facility as to when a hearing will be scheduled.
Subject: Release questions
Usually the good time credit is 15%. If he was a model inmate, then the approximate release date would be 85% of 15 months or a little less than 13 months. He should be home in less than 60 days
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Camp is another term for "minimum security prison". Depending on the circumstances, as an inmate is nearing their release date, the DOC will "step down" their custody level preparing them for re-entry. This is a GOOD thing, not a bad thing. They would not offer this if they had any trust concerns with this inmate.
Subject: Release questions
the new Administration didn't promote the Act, we have no idea how it'll affect the inmates now that qualify.
