Subject: Sentencing questions
This is one of the most painful intersections of criminal justice and changing law. A 30-year federal sentence for marijuana, even with conspiracy attached, reflects how aggressively the federal government prosecuted drug offenses during certain periods, and the contrast with today's legal landscape is stark.
On the legal question: federal legalization of marijuana would not automatically release anyone currently serving time for marijuana convictions. Laws are not typically retroactive in that way without specific legislation authorizing resentencing or clemency for people...
Read moreSubject: Furloughs
Parole board approval is the green light but it is not the finish line. The administrative process that follows approval is what determines when your person actually walks out, and that timeline varies significantly.
The paperwork involved in processing a parole release moves through multiple departments and requires coordination between the parole board, the facility, the supervising parole officer, and in many cases, the jurisdiction where the parolee will be living. Each step has its own processing time and its own...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
The inmate will know when they are at mail call that they have a letter from you. It is a physical letter that is actually handed to the inmate.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
It usually takes a few days before the inmates are given phone privileges. The Orientation must take place first before the inmate may make calls, receive visits and buy commissary. If you are also in the state of Texas, we can make the calls cheaper, check it out.
Subject: After prison challenges & services
Yes, unless you are going to live in West Virginia, South Carolina and Mississippi. These states still enforce a lifetime ban on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, for people who commit drug-related felonies. Indiana had a lifetime ban but just changed its law to lift it, effective in 2020.
Subject: Money transfer
Just send us an email and we will send you the balance. We cannot make that transfer for you, unfortunately.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Probably not. Eleven cents is a good rate, but some go as low as 4-6 cents per minute - it depends on where you're talking about. IC Solutions has a rate calculator on their site and we'd have to run a check to see if there was any way to go lower. Without knowing the facility name, we're just guessing.
Subject: Prison discipline
This is a Special Housing Unit also known as the SHU. Typically they are in segregation, outside of the general population for a variety of reasons - none of which are particularly good.
Subject: Pending criminal charges
He will have to go back to Copiah County and face the judge that signed that warrant from three years ago. We don't know why he was cited and for what reason, but you can be certain that the judge isn't going to be happy to see him again after giving some leniency that went unappreciated
Subject: Inmate phone calls
You can use us to get the same calls through them for only $.21/min .
