The most important thing to establish right now is exactly where the case stands in the legal process, because that determines what options are actually available. If he has not yet entered a plea and the case has not gone to trial, he is entitled to a public defender at no cost if he cannot afford private counsel. What most people do not know is that the right to counsel also includes the right to an investigator paid for
Read moreThe short answer is yes, but how he gets them depends on which direction this case goes. If this is a criminal matter, meaning someone reported the theft of federal pandemic funds, the FBI has jurisdiction. Stimulus checks are federal money, and stealing them is a federal crime. If an investigation is open, federal agents can subpoena email records directly from the provider. Your husband would not need to produce anything himself, the investigators would gather that evidence through
Read moreYou should be able to find it without an id number. First name, last name and the state they are in is the way to begin. We have several locators to choose from and try. If all else fails, email us ar aid@inmateaid.com, ask for a coupon and help finding your inmate :)
Read moreYes, a letter is the only way as the prison will not allow anyone to pass along messages. Or a postcard. Or a Greeting Card.
Read moreHere are some links to documents for the Missouri Department of Corrections-Cremer Therapeutic Community Center. Cremer Therapeutic Community Center - Offender Rulebook Cremer Therapeutic Community Center - Family Orientation
Read moreWhen an altercation occurs at any correctional facility, including Halawa in Hawaii, both participants are typically removed from the general population and placed in the Special Housing Unit. That placement comes with immediate and significant restrictions on all privileges, including phone access. In the SHU, phone access is reduced to one 15-minute call per week. That is the standard allowance across virtually every correctional system and it applies regardless of which facility or state the inmate is in. One
Read morePC or protective custody or administrative segregation is also known as the SHU, special housing unit, the hole, solitary confinement. Therefore the rules are the same for all inmates in the SHU. There is only one phone call per week, limited commissary, limited rec and limited showers. So, to answer your question - "yes they will have to wait unit it is their day to call." Mine was on Friday.
Read moreThe facility itself is not formally notified when you set up a phone account, and there is no alert sent to staff or administration. The system that handles inmate calls is run by the private carrier contracted to that facility, and account activity on your end is not their concern. What does happen is that the inmate typically receives a receipt through mail call. It is a straightforward notification that an account has been established, delivered the same way
Read moreIf they are moved within the same system, like federal-to-federal or state-to-state the mail will get forwarded. If they cross over or are sent to county for court, then the mail will be returned. If you send your mail through InmateAid, they will resend it for you at no charge, just let them know where the inmate was transferred.
Read moreInterstate parole transfers are handled through the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, which is the formal agreement between states that governs exactly this kind of situation. Every state participates in the compact, which means West Virginia and Florida both have an established process for handling transfer requests. The process starts on the inside. Your person needs to formally request an interstate transfer through their West Virginia parole officer. That request gets submitted through the compact process and Florida's
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