You pay for the line and it is our knowledge of the system that allocates a phone number that you use with the prison phone company to save money. Sometimes there are no savings (we refund the deposit), other times there is a savings of $2-$4 per call, and the best we do is where some county jails are getting $15-25 per 15-minute call... our fee of $20 is covered by the savings. If you talk a lot, this is
Read moreAbsolutely... the loneliness and feeling that you've been forgotten is sometimes overwhelming. A postcard goes a long way for a little gesture.
Read moreYes on both, but the books have a specific requirement worth knowing before you order anything. Letters, postcards, and photos sent through USPS or through InmateAid will reach him at South Florida Reception Center the same way mail reaches any Florida DOC facility. Include his full legal name and DC number on everything and it will go through the standard mailroom inspection process before being distributed. For books, the requirement at Florida DOC facilities, and at most correctional
Read moreThe transfer from Broward County to South Florida Reception Center is a short geographic move but it is still a full transition between two separate systems with their own intake processes. Give it a few days before expecting communication to resume. Here is what is typically happening on his end right now. When an inmate arrives at a reception center they go through a processing and orientation period that includes medical screening, classification interviews, property inventory, and housing assignment.
Read moreOnly inmates that have a smartphone that was illegally smuggled to them. This is a very common occurrence, believe it or not, but it is very dangerous to have. When I first got to federal prison, the cell phones would light up like Christmas when the lights were turned off. Dozens had them and would definitely post stuff on Facebook or go onto dating sites. It's crazy to do because they ALL get caught eventually. I only know of ONE inmate that did his
Read moreSome of the inmate profile data is created by the Users - sometimes the person enters "today's date" in that box.. Unless we have the person you are referring to, we wouldn't know the reason that the release date is incorrect..
Read moreInmates make outgoing calls, not incoming ones. There is no phone line you can dial to reach someone inside a jail or prison directly. The communication only works one direction from inside out, which means your inmate calls you rather than the other way around. To receive those calls, your number needs to be on their approved call list. The inmate builds and manages that list themselves, submitting numbers they want to be able to dial through whatever system
Read moreDepends on the institution. Most inmates with short sentences are not allowed to marry. There are only a few states and federal that still allow inmates to marry. Why not wait until they get out, the ceremony will be much more memorable
Read moreThe timing of when charges are filed has no legal relationship to when the alleged offense occurred. Prosecutors can file charges days, months, or even years after an incident as long as the statute of limitations for that specific offense has not expired. No rule says everything connected to a period of time has to be charged at once or charged immediately. What drives a new charge coming after the fact is almost always an affidavit from a law
Read moreGood question. The state will provide a bus ticket to the release destination. If the family can afford a flight, the prison staff will transport the released to the airport.
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