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Subject: Send inmate mail

they are mailed through the USPS. it takes 2-3 days to arrive at the mailroom of the facility. the corrections officers open all the mail for contraband prior to handing them out at "mail call"

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Subject: Inmate services & supplies

In federal and state there are no limits, but county jails sometimes have limits of 10 or so as the inmate storage space is limited

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Collect calls from jail rarely work on cell phones, and most carriers have moved away from supporting them entirely. The fix is straightforward: set up a prepaid account with whatever phone carrier the jail uses. Every county jail contracts with a phone service provider, typically a company like Securus, GTL, ICSolutions, or Telmate. That carrier manages all calls made from the facility. To receive calls without the collect call barrier, you need to create an account directly with that

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Subject: Send inmate mail

all you have to do is upload them from your phone or computer with the "paper clip" icon

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Subject: Bail & bond questions

They can hold you on a "federal material witness warrant" pretty much for as long as they want. While they are holding you on that premise, you can bet they will use the time to build their case.

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Subject: Pending criminal charges

Use the Arrest Record link, ...there is a small charge for the data of newly arrested offenders

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Subject: Website function questions

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

it depends on the location and phone carrier at the prison/jail. if you sign up with inmateAID, we will only issue a line if it can save you money. if not, it is promptly refunded. there is no risk trying it out.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

It is possible that they have a pending sentence in State that runs consecutively to the bid they are finishing up. Depending on their Judgement and Commitment document signed by the judge, their might be more time to be served 

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Subject: Inmate transfer

A transfer this close to a release date is unusual but it does happen, and the reason behind it tells you almost everything about whether it is good news or bad. The more positive explanation is a step-down transfer. As an inmate approaches release, some DOC systems move them to a facility that is better positioned to facilitate reentry, whether that is closer to their home community, better equipped with transition programming, or structured specifically for inmates in the

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