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Subject: Visitation

One video visit per day... maybe once a week depending on the inmate. The VISITOR is the one that pays for the service.

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Subject: Pending criminal charges

You can, but there is a high likelihood that you will be picked up

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Subject: Release questions

There are no "early release programs" available unless you are willing to provide information to the authorities about another crime that leads to the arrest and conviction of someone else. If you see someone getting out earlier than their release date, they got out by snitching. 

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Subject: Release questions

Possibly, and it is worth understanding what programs actually move the needle on a release date versus which ones do not. In the federal system, the most significant program for early release is RDAP, the Residential Drug Abuse Program. Successful completion can result in up to twelve months off the sentence plus earlier transfer to a halfway house. That is a real and meaningful reduction, but eligibility requires a documented substance abuse history that predates incarceration. If that history

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, the type of phone you have does not affect whether you can be on the approved call list. Prepaid cell phones, postpaid cell phones, landlines, and VoIP numbers are all eligible. The carrier and payment method behind the number are irrelevant to the facility's approval process. What matters is the number itself and who it belongs to. The inmate generally controls who goes on their call list, and the facility's review focuses on the person requesting to be

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Subject: Send books and magazines

https://www.inmateaid.com/shop/magazines/category/ethnic-espanol/19

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

As often as they want, as long as there is money on their books to make the calls

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Subject: Visitation

Your inmate gets the approval notices from their counselor and will have to let you know either by phone or a letter - the institution does not notify people whatsoever.

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Subject: Visitation

The complete visitation process for the Arizona State Prison Complex Yuma La Paz Unit is available through InmateAid's visitation guide at the link below, but here is an overview of how the process generally works for Arizona state prisons. The starting point is the visitation application. Arizona Department of Corrections requires everyone who wants to visit an inmate to submit a completed Visitation Request Form to the specific facility where the inmate is housed. You cannot submit a general

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

This is a situation where multiple problems are hitting at the same time, and understanding how they interact is important. The parole violation for absconding is the most serious piece of the picture. Absconding is not a minor technical violation. It means the person deliberately cut off contact with their supervising officer and went off the grid, which is treated as one of the most serious violations possible. When someone absconds and gets picked up, the parole board's typical

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