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Subject: Survive prison

you know it's up to the inmate themself... some respond the second they get your letter, others might procrastinate which could happen for a number of reasons... be patient, it ain't easy being locked up

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Subject: Visitation

Visitation is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday (8am - 3pm) and Monday nights. They restrict weekend days to one visit depending on your inmate's ID number... they do Sat/Sun like odd/even to keep the visitation traffic under control. Fri/Mon nights there are no restrictions. So, you can visit three days per week if you are able to get there that often. We recommend calling first, COVID is back in the news so there might be cancelations.

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Subject: Send books and magazines

Yes, magazines and some selfies of you!

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Subject: Family services

Most correctional facilities have a process for exactly this situation. Call or write the facility and explain that you have a legal document requiring the inmate's notarized signature. Ask to speak with the inmate's case manager or the facility's legal or administrative department. They can walk you through the procedure, which typically involves the inmate being brought to an administrative area where a notary public employed by or contracted with the facility witnesses and notarizes the signature. This service

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Subject: Send inmate mail

Yes, you can. Our Service makes the process easier and less time consuming. Some folks don't have the time to get around to sending mail to their inmate (especially if you don't have stamps or letter supplies). If you look at the cost of a stamp ($0.58), plus the printing on paper and envelope, you get 9 Letters for $9.00 through InmateAid... pretty sure if you add the time it takes to gather supplies, we have a darn good deal to

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Subject: Inmate search

Yes, send it. You do not need the tier or housing unit. The facility's mailroom knows exactly where every inmate is housed by their inmate ID number, and that is how mail gets routed internally. The housing unit information is helpful but not required on the envelope. All you need on the address is the inmate's full legal name, their inmate ID number, and the facility's mailing address. The mailroom does the rest. They sort incoming mail by inmate

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Subject: Relationship issues

Lucky guy, if true

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, just let us know the new facility name to make sure that the number you have is the best rate. If anything changes, we will swap out the number for a new one at no charge.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, the inmate initiates the calls. If there is money on their books, they can call anyone.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, that is exactly how it works. Give the InmateAid forwarding number to your inmate and have him add it to his approved call list at the facility. When he calls that number, it routes through to your phone while triggering the lower rate that InmateAid's number was chosen to produce. InmateAid does not replace the prison phone system. Your inmate still calls through whatever carrier the facility uses, whether that is Securus, GTL, or another provider. What InmateAid

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