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Subject: Prison discipline

Yes, this might help slow down the introduction of drugs into the prison system. But they are in a union and getting "strip searches" approved as a daily function of their job is VERY unlikely to happen. The inmates that keep them in business are equally to blame. We would rather promote how an inmate can use their time of incarceration to lift themselves above what got them in there in the first place. Staying in the drug

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Subject: Release questions

VINELink is the tool built exactly for this situation. It stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday, and it is a free service available at vinelink.com that allows victims and concerned parties to register for automatic notifications when an offender's custody status changes, including when they are released, transferred, or escape. You can sign up to receive alerts by email, phone, or text. This is the most reliable way to make sure you are not the last person to know.

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Subject: Prison food

County jail meals are not going to impress anyone. A plate of rice, peas, and a roll is a real meal by institutional standards, even if it would not pass muster anywhere else. Jails operate on tight budgets and nutrition is managed to minimum standards, not maximum enjoyment. Meat appears on the menu with some regularity but not at every meal, and there will be days that feel very lean. That is the reality of county jail food across the

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Subject: Residential drug abuse program (rdap)

The options are more limited than most people expect. For the vast majority of state inmates, programming does not directly reduce the release date. Good time is calculated upfront and built into the first projected release date the inmate sees. Completing programs does not add more time off, though it can prevent the loss of good time credits already granted. The major exception is RDAP, the Residential Drug Abuse Program, which is available only in the federal Bureau of

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Subject: Marriage in prison

Yes, we have seen inmates in federal prison be granted a wedding. Under the right circumstances this can be done. There are some strict guidelines, you should have your inmate talk to his Unit Team Manager and find out what the requirements are. Obviously the inmate would have to have an impeccible record and the length of sentence has bearing on their willingness to allow this privilege.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Call the Clerk of the Court in the county where he is being sentenced, either on the day of the hearing or the day after. The clerk's office maintains the official record of all court proceedings and outcomes, and once the hearing is on the books, the information is public record. You do not need to be present at the hearing or have any special standing to request it. Just give them his full legal name and case number if

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Subject: Money transfer

To Deposit Money On an Inmate Account in Putnam County Jail FL, go to commissarydeposit.com -Click on Start Deposit -Choose Florida from the drop down box and click Next -Choose Putnam County Jail from the drop down box and click Next -Enter the inmate ID #, or last name in the appropriate box and click Next

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Subject: Medical treatment

Normally, the inmates that are under a doctor's care and have a legitimate prescription will get their medicine. There are usually a number of inmates requiring continuation of their meds - and there are provisions for the distribution three times per day.

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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.

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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

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