Yes, inmates can receive Valentine's Day cards through the mail, but keep it simple. Most facilities will accept a basic card, but anything with embellishments like raised stickers, glitter, metallic foil, pop-up elements, or any pieces that could detach risks being rejected at the mailroom. Correctional officers screen incoming mail carefully, and anything that looks like it could conceal contraband or introduce foreign materials into the facility gets turned away. Every facility has its own mail policy, and some
Read moreWe appreciate the kind words. InmateAid was built to help folks like you - let others know about us. Getting the trial transcripts is not that hard to do, but they are going to charge you a fee (per page) to print and mail them to you. You need to find the Clerk of the Court where he was tried and make a formal request. This is something that the lawyers in other cases do all the time for researching
Read moreWhen you send a letter through InmateAid, your message is printed out and mailed to the facility as regular postal mail. Your inmate will receive it as a physical letter, not electronically. Here is the timeline: It usually takes about 2 to 3 business days to reach the jail or prison through the mail Once it arrives, the facility’s mailroom opens and inspects it for security reasons After processing, it is delivered during normal mail call
Read moreIf you have a felony you will probably not be approved. If you have a warrant and attempt to visit and inmate, there is a high likelihood that you will get picked up at the facility and become an inmate yourself. You should make 100% sure that the fines are paid and registered with the Clerk of the Court before even trying to apply for a visit.
Read moreIf your inmate is not at the facility yet, the letter will still be delivered to that location first. What happens next depends on the facility. In most cases: If the inmate is not there, the mailroom will return the letter to the sender Once it is returned, the service can resend it to the correct facility at no additional charge There is no way to intercept or redirect the letter once it has been
Read moreA Class 4 yard in the Arizona Department of Corrections system is not maximum security but it is a higher custody level. Arizona classifies inmates on a scale where higher numbers generally indicate more restrictive housing and more significant behavioral or security concerns. A Class 4 yard houses inmates who have either come in with serious offenses, accumulated disciplinary history inside, or both. It is not the highest possible classification but it is well above minimum or medium. Whether
Read moreWe have a pretty solid track record of getting the mail delivered. We only know if the mail gets returned that there was something wrong with the delivery. Be patient, you know they scrutinize every piece of mail and with pictures they take their time before passing it out.
Read moreInmates can spend between $50-75 per week at the commissary but that doesn't include telephone time. You should be careful with your budget and make sure that you are taken care of first. The prison system does a very good job of clothing and feeding the inmates. The commissary is for the "little extras" that help out. If you can spare $25 a week, that would not leave him hanging and would be enough to make his shopping at the
Read moreNo, the inmate will not automatically know to call you just because you signed up for the discount phone service. When you sign up, you will be given a new local number, but it is up to you to get that number to the inmate. Facilities do not pass along phone numbers or messages on your behalf. Here is what you need to do: Send the new number to the inmate in a letter Make sure
Read more“Ask the Inmate” is not a direct communication link to a particular inmate, it is a question and answer forum between you and a former inmate who knows how things work on the inside. To communicate, you can write letters or send photos - you will have to go to your My Account area and click on the Inmate Page and then click "Letters". You will be able to communicate to them through there.
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