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Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA.

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Subject: Family services

The process isn't any different for folks not incarcerated. It's just that being locked up makes the simple process harder.  He will need to file a petition with the court, but most likely will have to pay an attorney to make sure it's done properly. The person he is divorcing will have to be served papers and then the fun begins. 

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Subject: Release questions

No. Parole is an option that is determined at sentencing by the judge. If parole is available to you, you would likely get a chance to reduce your time served and not have to do the entire bid inside. Not all offenders are given parole as an option in their Judgement and Commitment order. If you don't have that option you will do 85% of your sentence and then get released. You will immediately report to the Probation Office and

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

"Ask the Inmate" is not a direct communication link to a particular inmate; it is a question and answer forum between you and a former inmate who knows how things work on the inside. To communicate, you can write letters, postcards, greeting cards or send photos - you will have to go to your My Account area and click on the Inmate Page and then click "Letters". You will be able to communicate with them through there.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

There is no way for us to know or guess what the outcome will be without more information. Did this charge involve an accident or injury to people or property? All of the factors surrounding his previous charges and their penalties will be used to determine how they will proceed in this third charge.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Of course they are. We have served thousands of folks who have an inmate where CityTeleCoin has the contract. InmateAid's Discount Telephone Service is not a replacement for the phone service at the jail, we provide a number that will make the calls cheaper when you use it.  We have found a number that is going to be more beneficial. If you have received calls from your inmate already, you've seen the 318 area code on the caller ID. To get the lowest priced inmate calls, we get

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Subject: Prison discipline

In your My Account area after logging in, the section "Letters to Inmates" will have a record of all your paid and pending letters, photos, postcards or greeting cards.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Thanks Nadja!!

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Subject: All topics

InmateAID hopes that 2017 brings home many of our inmates and provides them opportunity, health and prosperity!! Thank you to you Sunny for the New Year's wishes!!

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Subject: Visitation

The visitation changes, before you go, call 314-385-4672, and select option 1.

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Subject: Sex offenders

No. Good time credit is applied equally to all federal inmates regardless of the offense they were convicted of. Every inmate receives the same 15% good time credit from the day they are incarcerated. What happens to that credit after that is entirely up to the inmate. The only way good time gets reduced or eliminated is through the inmate's own behavior. Incident reports, disciplinary infractions, and rule violations are what put good time at risk. An inmate who

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