Subject: After prison challenges & services
your inmate will have to add it
Subject: Parole & probation
No. An outstanding warrant for absconding stops the clock on your probation entirely.
Probation does not expire on its own while there is an active warrant hanging over it. The January 6th end date that appears in your paperwork was calculated based on the assumption that you would remain in compliance through the full term. Absconding, which means leaving supervision without authorization, is one of the most serious probation violations possible because it represents a deliberate decision to evade the court's...
Read moreSubject: Parole & probation
An email from the parole board confirming parole is genuinely good news, but today rarely means today in the way most people hope it does.
What that notification typically signals is that the parole decision has been finalized and entered into the system, not necessarily that he is walking out the door within hours. The actual release process involves several steps that have to happen in sequence after the decision is recorded. The facility has to process the paperwork on their...
Read moreSubject: Inmate services & supplies
Yes, he should be able to keep the tablet. Since he is moving within the same Florida Department of Corrections system rather than crossing into a different corrections network, the tablet he purchased through JPay travels with him as his personal property. DOC facilities operate under the same umbrella, which means the tablet and the JPay account associated with it remain valid at the new facility.
That said, there can be a gap in access immediately after a transfer. New arrivals...
Read moreSubject: Survive prison
Calhoun Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison and is not considered a "camp". The prisons in the Florida Department of Corrections are no picnic. Medium security means restricted movement and it's a state prison which is not the best place to do your time.
Subject: Inmate search
this is not enough info to help you. there are literally thousands of inmates with the last name "Lopez", first name "M"... and you also need to narrow down to the state they caught their charges in. Try vinelink.com to search around.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
On the grillz question, yes, they come out. Anything that is not a natural part of your body gets surrendered during the intake and booking process before you are assigned to permanent housing. That includes grillz, hair extensions, wigs, toupees, and similar items. The facility holds them with your other personal property, and in most cases you get them back upon release. Permanent grillz that are genuinely fixed to the teeth are a gray area that gets handled on a...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
Questions about who else is supporting someone on the inside are natural, especially when you are one of the people investing time, emotion, and money into helping them through their sentence.
Incarceration strains every relationship surrounding it, including marriages. Some spouses show up fully and consistently. Others disappear. Many fall somewhere in between, present in some ways and absent in others. There is no single pattern, and what an inmate tells you about their marriage may or may not reflect the...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Yes, but they cannot make one call after another. The is a bank of phones that are for use by all of the inmates. Inmates might have to wait 30 minutes or more to get a phone to use. After their call, the system will not allow for another call for 30 minutes or more (giving others the opportunity to make calls).
Subject: Inmateaid website questions
The process is straightforward and keeps your personal address completely private throughout.
Your inmate writes a physical letter and mails it to InmateAid's postal address, which they can get from any outgoing envelope you have sent them through the platform. When the letter arrives at InmateAid, it gets scanned and uploaded directly to your account dashboard. You receive an email notification with a link letting you know there is a letter waiting for you.
To read the letter you unlock it for...
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