the numbers are provided within an hour and are working when you get them. as far as getting the number to your inmate, it might require a letter or a call to your long distance number. do not expect the prison personnel to relay a message to your inmate.
Read moreFormer inmates are answering ALL of the "Ask the Inmate" questions, including yours...
Read moreThe probation officer will contact you when they begin their due diligence on whether the living arrangements are suitable for release living. Obviously there can be no drugs, alcohol or firearms and the location needs to be in an area that is evident to a reasonable person to be a safe neighborhood. Anything resembling a gang area, a drug trafficking area or near extensive nightlife activities will be cause for rejection. Use your best judgement, find a suburban location where
Read moreThe person is not notified when you make an InmateAid account, inmates do not have access to the Internet. People have have been in your husband's situation are answering this questions. They are no longer incarcerated. The answer to your third question has many potential answers. Depending on his probation length and the stipulations to their release (set by the courts) will dictate how well this will go. If your loved one has a solid and honest plan when they
Read moreStandard meal times in most correctional facilities follow a fairly predictable schedule built around institutional operations rather than anything resembling a normal dining experience on the outside. Breakfast typically comes early, usually around 5:30 to 6:30 in the morning. Facilities run on early schedules and the kitchen staff, often made up of inmate workers, starts well before most people would consider a reasonable hour. Lunch generally falls around 11:00 to 11:30 in the morning and dinner is served in
Read moreYour inmate's release will in no way be shortened due to negative outside forces effecting family members. Immigration is a touchy subject in our country now and the detainment is serious. Bonding out has everything to do with the charges against him and if the judge feels that he will appear at all the court hearings.
Read moreDepending on what comes back from your background check, it normally takes no more than a week for an answer. Be mindful that the inmate receives notice of your approval and must notify their approved visitors.
Read moreThis is one of the most important questions anyone convicted of a sex offense against a child can ask before going inside and the answer requires taking it completely seriously. The first rule is never answer that question directly and honestly in general population. Ever. The inmate code around offenses involving children is absolute and the consequences of that information becoming known in a general population setting range from social isolation to genuine physical danger. No amount of honesty
Read moreThis is one of the most common points of confusion families run into when a loved one is approaching the end of their sentence and the explanation is straightforward once you understand how the Bureau of Prisons defines release. The date displayed on the BOP inmate locator is the official out date, meaning the date the inmate is fully and completely released from federal custody. Halfway house placement, technically called a Residential Reentry Center, does not count as release
Read moreYou will have to set up an inmate profile. Once that is set up in your Account, you may click on "letters and photos" - follow the prompts when selecting photos from the storage on your phone. It is easy to do, but if you are having difficulties please call our offices and we will walk you through it on the phone. 866-966-7100
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