Tell him now. This is not a situation where protecting him from a painful truth actually helps him. He has two years ahead of him in which he is going to be making assumptions about what his life looks like when he gets out, where he will live, what he is coming home to. If those assumptions are based on a marriage that no longer exists, the collapse of that picture at release is going to hit much harder than...

Yes, there are documented cases of correctional staff engaging in sexual contact with inmates, and it happens at institutions across the country. Under federal law, specifically the Prison Rape Elimination Act, any sexual contact between staff and an inmate is illegal regardless of whether it appears consensual. An inmate cannot legally consent to sexual contact with a corrections officer because of the inherent power imbalance. The law treats it as a crime on the part of the staff member. When these...

Yes, you can send a letter from your phone using InmateAid's letter and photo service. It works from any smartphone or computer, and you do not need to print, stamp, or mail anything yourself. InmateAid handles the physical delivery. That is a practical way to send him a quick note letting him know the phone account has been funded so he knows to try calling. If you want to try the service, send an email to aid@inmateaid.com and they will send...

The timing is brutal, but the situation he is in is serious regardless of how close he was to finishing. Two days before probation ends does not create any special leniency. The new charges stand on their own, and the probation violation that comes with them adds to the picture the judge will see. The habitual offender designation is the part that matters most here. In Indiana, habitual offender status is a sentence enhancer, meaning it can add significant additional time...

The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You create a User account and then an Inmate Profile - you then type up your letter and upload photos from your smartphone, go to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 4pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of your...

For general population inmates, phone access typically runs from around 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. That window is a standard range across most facilities and applies to inmates housed in open dormitory or unit settings where phones are shared and access is regulated by schedule. The exception is inmates who have a phone available in their cell, which some housing classifications allow. Those inmates generally have 24-hour access and are not subject to the same scheduled windows. Since Crowley County is a...

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your inmate would...