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Subject: Sentence reduction

What is the 13 months taken off for? If the inmate got 13 months off of a 72 month sentence and it is not good time, then it would mean they have 59 months remaining. If the 13 months are not related to good time credits, then there might be good time credits off the remaining 59 months. If you get a little more information, we will try and narrow it down to what he will have to do in

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Subject: Inmate search

Send us your inmate's name and the facility and state they are incarcerated in, we will help you locate your inmate's ID number

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Subject: After prison challenges & services

Finding a job with a felony is going to be difficult, so he's going to have to prepare himself for the struggle. The mindset he has is going to be the most important element to success. He must have the attitude that he WILL find a job no matter how long it takes. Most ex-offenders give up and that leads to a path back to criminal thinking, committing a crime and then going back (becoming a recidivism statistic). We

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Subject: Inmate transfer

It could be immediate if the inmate is transferring within the same system like state or federal prison. If they are going from county to state or federal it could take up to 30 days before they are permitted visits or phone calls. That is on the long side, sometimes the delay is as little as seven days.

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Subject: Prison discipline

Our advice would be to speak with the chaplain first. Get a feel for the situation there, although the chaplain is an employee they usually have a level of empathy. If you find that the chaplain is helpful, then their advice should be followed. If you feel that the chaplain is not really listening, then you should take it to the next level and ask to speak to the warden. It is our experience that unless there is a mountain

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Subject: Inmate search

You will have to contact the facility to get information on juvenile inmates. They are prohibited from posting information on juvenile detainees

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Subject: Sentence reduction

Medical facilities do not offer reduced sentences. Inmates are transferred to the CMF for any number of reasons. It could be something physically wrong or they might have asked for a psychiatric evaluation. The food is about the same in all the facilities as they entire CDCR buys their food in large quantities for distribution to all of their locations. Buying in bulk is budget friendly. New inmates are usually treated with empathy - they oftentimes will share commissary items

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Subject: Commissary

Per the requirements of the GDC, orders may only be placed by those individuals that are approved for visitation or approved for financials for the inmate they are placing the order for. If you are not currently registered on the inmate’s visitation list, please visit the GDC website www.dcor.state.ga.us and review the Offender Families and Friends section titled “Visitation – GDC Policy” to review the necessary procedures to become registered. Access Securepak is required to compare the

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Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation

Your inmate's correct release date would normally be given to them by their counselor. If they have given him the full time release date it could mean that is the actual date. He is in the home stretch, we are not certain that contacting the counselor yourself is a great idea. Ask your inmate to get some clarification on the "real out-date". Once he knows the out-date, he can relay this to you and you may go to the main

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Subject: Sentencing questions

The norm is 85% of the sentence will calculate the inmate's release date. The 15% is the "good time" credit given all inmates at the beginning. They can only lose this good time by getting incidence reports where the punishment is losing good time. If the sentence is 72 months, their time should be about 61 months, or 11 months of good time.

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