The judge setting a bond is a positive development, but the Alabama detainer is the complicating factor that may prevent release even if the bond is paid. Here is how detainers work in practice. The Alabama Department of Corrections placed a hold on your brother-in-law specifically to prevent him from being released before they take custody. Even if the Florida bond is posted and satisfied, the jail may not release him into the community because the detainer requires them to hold...

This is why Inmateaid was founded, for Moms and Dads to have a simple and reliable way to send their inmate things to occupy their minds and make the time go by faster. Reading is the "great escape" for an inmate and to that end, IA offers a wide range of magazine titles and a long-standing partnership with Amazon books. You can also cheer them up with greeting cards, postcards, family photos, selfies and holiday cheer. Click any of the...

It is neither. The Western Region Detention Facility is a federal-style detention center that houses inmates for the US Marshals Service, which means it operates more like a Metropolitan Detention Center than anything you would find at the county or state level. Think of the high-security tower prisons you see in major cities like New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles. That is the model it most closely resembles. The practical implications of that are worth understanding. Security is tighter than at...

The Reception and Medical Center is a Florida state prison and hospital for men located in Lake Butler, Union County. The facility is primarily an intake and processing point for all-male state prisoners and a secure medical facility. Inmates here are held on a "temporary" basis until they are transferred to their permanent location. Inmates normally do not stay here longer than a year depending on bed space for the inmate's custody level in the FL DOC. There is limited programming...

If someone convicted of a sexual offense does not appear on the sex offender registry, there are a few possible explanations and several steps you can take. Contact the prosecutor or lead attorney on the case. The district attorney's office that handled the conviction has the most direct access to information about why someone may not be appearing on the registry. Notify them specifically that this person does not appear to be registered. In many states, failure to register is itself...