Subject: Commissary
No. Most facilities, including Northwest Correctional Complex, do not allow stamps to be sent directly from outside. Stamps are considered items that can be used as currency inside the facility, so they are treated as a controlled commodity available only through the commissary.
The right way to get stamps to him is to put money on his commissary account. Once funds are on his books, he can purchase stamps himself through the commissary on his regular shopping day. That way the...
Read moreSubject: Inmate transfer
Whan an inmate is told by the guards to "pack your $#&@" that means they are heading to A & O to be processed for transfer. What the inmate packs out is anything tangible that was collected while incarcerated. Things like books, magazines, letters and the clothing bought at commissary, food stuffs are not normally allowed. This "pack" is transferred separately and delivered to the inmate's new location where they will receive it.
Subject: Survive prison
It's a big facility that is run by the Sheriff of East Carroll Parish. The low-security facility expanded the total operational capacity to 1340 beds. It currently houses offenders for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections as well as pre-conviction offenders for local parish and municipal agencies.
The inmates get to spend a lot of time outside.
Subject: Prison food
The food is as you'd imagine, it's pretty basic. There are inmates that come out super skinny but others can gain significant weight becasue they serve a lot of starches - they're very cost effective buying in bulk (rice, wheat, corn). There is a minimum calorie standard that they use to create the meal plans. The quality of the food is related to the budget they work with. Federal has the biggest budget and the best food. The misnomer is...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
No, it is about the same. We make it convenient and reliable. Plus, the cost to do it through the site in only a dollar more than writing out a letter, getting an envelope and a stamp and thend dropping it in the mail. Most people LOVE that they can use their phone to send as manay pictures off the phone to their inmate - no hassles. CLICK, quick!
Subject: Commissary
Please call Access Securepak directly at 855-768-0785 you can order once a quarter.
Subject: Inmate search
Christopher Michael Collard, inmate AZ6105, incarcerated April 13, 2016, is alive and at Deuel Vocational Institution
Subject: Halfway house
RRM facilities and residential reentry centers operate very differently from jails and prisons. There are no cells, no locked gates, no glass partition between you. Visitation there is genuinely relaxed compared to anything you would experience at a correctional facility. You will be able to hug him, sit together, and in many cases bring food or clothing, depending on the specific house rules.
Some of these facilities are run by organizations like the Salvation Army and have comfortable setups with functional...
Read moreSubject: Survive prison
County jail inmates do get some access to outdoor areas, but it is limited. Most county facilities have recreation areas open to the sky that inmates can use for exercise or fresh air during designated hours. It is not unrestricted time outside, and the windows can be brief depending on staffing and scheduling, but it is not complete confinement to a cell around the clock either.
On the PRC transfer question for a one-year sentence, the outcome is genuinely uncertain. Pre-Release...
Read moreSubject: Prison discipline
Commissary limits in federal and contract facilities are not just about what you can buy in a single week. The numbers in parentheses on the commissary list indicate how many of each item an inmate may possess at any given time, not just how many they can purchase per order. An inmate can buy ten tuna packets one week and ten more the following week, but if the possession limit is five, having fifteen in their locker is a violation...
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