Subject: Send inmate mail
Yes, normally if they like writing, they will communicate with more than one person. Inmates have a lot of time to write.
Subject: Inmate search
Your inmate should know their zone and bed number. You might try calling the facility and asking to speak to the unit team secretary, they will have this information for sure
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release
The outcome depends on two things more than anything else: what the violation actually was and how the sentencing judge responds to it.
Probation violations range widely in severity. Missing a check-in appointment is treated very differently from a new arrest or a failed drug test. A technical violation with no new criminal conduct gives the judge more flexibility to be lenient. A violation involving new criminal behavior is a much harder conversation in the courtroom.
For a first-time violation with no...
Read moreSubject: General prison questions-terminology
InmateAid's services work with every jail, prison or detention center in the US. There are going to be varying discount amounts depending on the facility and carrier. You can always email us your information, we will give you an honest estimate prior to buying any service.
Subject: All topics
I was actually at the West Tennessee Detention Center in Mason TN near Memphis for three months, the visitation is in a room with tables and chairs, a platform for a single guard and some vending machines. We were able to hug and kiss upon arrival and departure. We held hands under the table the entire visit. The visitors go through a very vigorous and intrusive "pat down". They are carefully looking for people trying to smuggle in contraband. They allowed...
Read moreSubject: Commissary
The transition from county jail to prison involves an orientation period that covers everything the facility expects from incoming inmates before any privileges open up.
When your person arrives, they go through intake processing first. That means surrendering their property, getting issued facility clothing and basic supplies, undergoing a medical screening, and receiving a psychological evaluation. Classification interviews follow, where staff assess security level, programming needs, and appropriate housing assignment based on the nature of the offense, sentence length, and institutional...
Read moreSubject: Prison jobs
Mostly working a job that is designed towards a successful reentry into society.
Subject: Inmateaid website questions
In your My Account area, click on "Letters from Inmates"
Subject: Inmate phone calls
All phone numbers are provisioned by a utility and emailed to the address you provide when you signed up, usually an hour from the receiving of your Transaction Receipt email. Sometimes the emails end up in your spam folder so check there too, if you don't see it.
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release
That depends on the Judgment and Commitment Order signed by the sentencing judge. That is where it would be noted if he has a term of supervised release/probation.
