No, and any company claiming to offer unlimited calls to a correctional facility is taking your money without delivering what they are promising. This is one of the most common scams targeting families of inmates, and it is worth understanding why it cannot exist. Bradford County Correctional in Troy, Pennsylvania, uses GlobalTel*Link as its exclusive phone carrier. GTL holds the contract at that facility, which means every single call your inmate makes runs through GTL and GTL only. No outside company...

Preparing them before you walk through that door is the most important thing you can do, and you are already thinking about it the right way. At 9 and 11, kids are old enough to understand more than adults sometimes give them credit for, but they still need the information framed in a way that does not frighten them more than necessary. If their dad has visible injuries from the arrest, tell them before they see him. Something simple and calm:...

When two sources conflict on something as important as a release date, go with the government source every time. The official state department of corrections or Bureau of Prisons inmate locator pulls directly from the system that actually manages the sentence calculation. That database reflects the official record, including good time credits, any adjustments that have been made, and the current projected release date as calculated by the corrections department itself. It is the most authoritative source available to the public. InmateAid's...

The timing of the violation relative to the end of probation matters here, and the picture is actually more manageable than it might feel right now. When someone violates probation, the standard outcome is revocation and serving the remainder of the original suspended sentence. That is the worst case. But the remainder of the sentence is the key phrase. If his probation runs through March 2019 and he did not pick up a new criminal charge, the remaining time left on...

Whether it is a new charge or a violation of parole, the destination is the same. SCI Phoenix is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections facility, and both situations can result in someone being sent there to potentially serve out the remainder of their original sentence. The mechanism is different but the landing spot can be identical. To find out which situation applies, there are a few ways to get that information before you talk to him directly. The Pennsylvania court docket system...