Subject: Inmate phone calls
Depending on who the carrier is, you should be able to call there and add the new number to the existing account and take the old one off. Some will make you create a whole new account and have the remaining balance returned; they won't transfer the money.
Subject: Relationship issues
Denial is one of the defining features of addiction, and it is not a personality flaw or simple stubbornness. It is a mechanism that allows someone to continue a behavior they are dependent on without having to confront the full weight of what it is doing to them. The brain under addiction actively works against honest self-assessment. The destruction has to be acknowledged before it can motivate change, and for some people that reckoning never fully arrives, no matter how...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
This depends on the facility and the carrier they have a contract with. Some calls are a low as six cents a minute versus fifteen dollars for the same call. Our Service can reduce this cost in most cases. If you tell us the name of the institution and your phone number we will give you an honest estimate whether our Service can help or not, BEFORE you sign up.
Subject: Inmate search
Not all of the arresting jurisdictions make mugshots available online.
Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms
You have to go to the Clerk of the Court for that information.
Subject: Education & vocational training
This is a great question. We have been working on devoting an entire section to the website specifically for this subject. For you, we would advise you to get into a real communication about the types of things in life he likes to be around. There are jobs everywhere, but first find a field that is exciting and motivating. If it's a love or passion for something, he will pursue it until he gets there. If there is no concretely...
Read moreSubject: Release questions
Unless there is massive overcrowding, the release date normally facotrs in the good time credits - so that date is when they'll most probably get out
Subject: Bail & bond questions
You will have to research your options. Most bailbondsmen are local. You should talk to 2-3 to make sure you are comfortable with the arrangement. Most of them charge a non-refundable 10% of the set amount of the bail. The bonding company then submits the paperwork to the court who will release the offender from custody. The bond is in place to ensure that the offender appears at all scheduled hearings. If they miss a court date, the bond is...
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
In most cases, the 45 days starts from the time he was taken into custody, not when he physically arrives at the ISF.
So if he is already sitting in county jail waiting to be transferred:
That time is usually counting toward the 45 days
The clock does not reset when he gets to the ISF
About “good time” or credits:
Short sanctions like a 45 day ISF stay typically do not earn additional time off
The 45 days is usually a flat sanction ordered by parole
What this means practically:
If he...
Read moreSubject: Release questions
This is serious, and it can affect his release date, but it depends on how the escape is handled.
Walking away or escaping from a halfway house is still considered an escape from custody, even though it is a lower security setting.
What could happen:
If treated as a minor violation:
He could lose privileges or good time
He might still be released close to the original date
If treated seriously (which is common):
He could be charged with escape
His release date could be pushed back
He may be returned to...
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