Subject: Release questions
Most inmates have to do 85% of their sentence in the state institutions. If the judge has a parole provision in the Commitment Order, then the inmate may be eligible to go before a Board. The release date might be lessened under this situation. Good behavior is granted in the 15% when they do the original release calculation.
Subject: Sentencing questions
Attempted murder carries a hefty sentence (maybe 20 years or more depending on his criminal history). The time he is doing now will go towards the total imposed. There is no real rush unless he does not like doing his time in a county jail. We would advise him to speak with the attorney handling his case to find out what the prosecution wants. If he is set on pleading guilty, then of course, getting into the general population of...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
Inmates privacy is protected, therefore you cannot gain any information on the inmate's phone calls, visitation, who send him mail or money. He will not have Internet access, but there are plenty of ways to continue contact with people on the outside. If you know that he has done this while not locked up, there is a pretty good chance he will doing some of the same while locked up.
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
This is a very real problem and unfortunately a common one. Sex offender probation comes with strict housing rules that can make placement extremely difficult.
The first and most important step is to work directly with his probation officer. They control what housing is approved, and they often know of options that are not easy to find on your own.
Here are the main paths to explore:
Probation officer guidance
Have your nephew ask his probation officer for a list of approved residences or...
Read moreSubject: Visitation
Hay muy pocas instalaciones que permiten las visitas conyugales. Ninguna de las cárceles del condado permiten las visitas conyugales, algunas prisiones estatales todavía lo hacen, pero sólo de forma muy limitada. Los requisitos son que el visitante debe estar casada con el preso para poder ser considerada/o.
Subject: Ice-immigration enforcement
No estamos seguros de las cargas penales y no sabemos lo que el fiscal determinara en forma de castigo. La inmigración ilegal es un tema candente en este país en este momento y es un mal momento para que esto suceda con su novio. Si fue deportado por un acto criminal, esta nueva sentencia podría ser cinco a diez años - tal vez más dependiendo de su historia criminal.
Subject: Ice-immigration enforcement
Is your inmate currently being held awaiting removal or are they serving a sentence? The general rule is that a person cannot be removed by immigration authorities until he is released from imprisonment. ICE would not deliberately deport a person who has not completed his criminal sentence. Acceleration in this example would not apply.
Immigration law has very specific rules governing when a person can be held in immigration custody. Depending on specific factors in your inmate's case; whether you're subject...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
NO, envelopes are provided, stamps may be purchased at commissary. If you inmate does not have money on their books, there is a provision for indigent inmates where stamps and letter writing materials are available.
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Inmates are given a review when 17-19 months remain on their custody term. At that point, halfway house eligibility through the Second Chance Act is considered. Inmates may serve the last ten percent of their sentence (up to 6 months) at a halfway house/home incarceration. Inmates can serve half of this period at the halfway house and half of this period on home incarceration.
Inmates may be found ineligible for halfway house placement for reasons such as poor institution adjustment,...
Read moreSubject: Bail & bond questions
He will have to make bail to get a release. Unless your boyfriend can file a motion with the court for a bond reduction, he will likely have to wait until the hearing before a release is granted (if then).
