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Subject: Relationship issues

The inmate's visitation list, their phone calls, their commissary money (who supplies it) or incoming mail are all covered under the Privacy Act. This information is not available.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

In most cases, inmates may call cellphones. The rules are created for the and by the prison phone companies, they have a government contract making them the only service you may use. As you'd expect, the rates are pretty expensive. InmateAid has a discount telephone service that can save 90% off some inmate calls. Send us the name of the facility and we will give you an honest estimate whether we can help save you money, too.

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Subject: Release questions

Not necessarily. The majority of CEC detainees are there for far longer than 45 days.

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

Funds can be deposited in your inmate's commissary account for the Kenosha County Jail WI 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.govpaynow.com. The real issue is the probation violation. We think your unknown court date might have some relation to the VOP. that a probation violation hearing has different standards and process than an underlying criminal charge. Probation cannot be revoked for receiving a new charge, the violation process begins after the new

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Subject: Relationship issues

This depends on the strength of your relationship before he went in. How long will is the sentence? How was he treating you one year before the crime?

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Subject: Relationship issues

This will be tough for both of you. The separation causes many relationships to falter after the first year.

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Subject: Relationship issues

This really comes down to personal boundaries and the agreement you have in your relationship, not a rule set by the prison system. Incarceration puts a lot of strain on relationships because one person has very limited control and visibility into what is happening on the outside. That can lead to trust issues, insecurity, and misunderstandings, even in strong relationships. Having friends of the opposite gender is not automatically inappropriate. What matters is: The level of

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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

Yes, inmates retain civil rights, including the right to seek legal protection from harassment and a no-contact order is available to them even while incarcerated. The process is more complicated than it would be on the outside but it is not impossible. The starting point for an inmate seeking a no-contact order is filing a petition in the civil court of the jurisdiction where the harassment is occurring or where the harassing party is located. This typically means a

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Subject: Sentencing questions

We do not think that the new state sentencing statutes and/or Sentencing Commission guideline changes pertain to crimes like burglary. It is our understanding that it's aimed at the drug crime sentences and the subsequent mandatory minimum sentences.

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Subject: Furloughs

You will need to contact the chaplain, your inmate's counselor and then finally the warden (who make the final decision). If your depiction of your inmate is exactly as you describe, there is a very good chance that you can coax a furlough out of the warden. The minimum custody level give him the absolute best chance. Just start with the chaplain and they will give you your best path as they know the inner-workings of the facility he works

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