The tablet program in the federal Bureau of Prisons is real but was still in a pilot phase at a limited number of facilities at the time of this writing. Not every BOP institution has them, and availability varies by facility. Where tablets are available, inmates can typically use them for music, educational content, and messaging, but access is controlled and the content is curated by the BOP. If you want to know whether a specific facility has the tablet
Read moreWe thank you for sharing your information, you've got a lot going on. The lawyer that is handling his plea agreement would know what the negotiation range is. On it's face, 25 to life seems high unless there is more to his criminal history than this. If he is considered a low-risk inmate, he could do time in the camp which is not hard time. It's just dealing with a lot of boredom. Good luck
Read moreAt a minimum, he is looking at serving out the three months remaining on his parole. That is the floor. A new arrest while on parole triggers an automatic violation, and the parole board will revoke his remaining supervision and send him back to complete what was owed. The bigger question is whether the new meth charges result in a separate prosecution. If the district attorney files new charges, he is now facing two things at once: the parole
Read moreIt depends on the custody level of the inmate. Movement does have "meaning" but it's not always a bad reason. In most cases, movement is nothing to be concerned about. Movement of bunk assignment is commonplace. Maybe 20% of the movement is for disciplinary reasons.
Read moreWe would advise you to go with your feelings. You said, " I'm 100 sure of that should I continue keeping in contact with him", this is what you should do, but be mindful of the baby momma and the child. These two people will be in the picture for many, many years and you will have to accept it for your relationship with him to work. If you make that transition smooth, the rest will be a piece of
Read moreSince his sentences are running concurrently, the 4-year TDC sentence is the controlling number. Everything runs together rather than stacking, so the total time he is working against is 48 months, not 48 plus 8. In Texas, TDCJ generally requires inmates to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for release. At 85 percent of 48 months, he is looking at serving roughly 41 months total. With 8 months of back time already credited, that
Read morecall the jail and report the harrassment
Read moreRelease dates are calculated by the Department of Corrections, not by the court or the jail. The jail holds him and the court handles sentencing, but the actual release date math happens at the DOC level once all the paperwork is processed. That is why the jail may not have a firm date to give you, particularly when his situation involves multiple overlapping matters. Right now his case has moving parts that make a release date harder to nail
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Read moreThere is no standard answer for a probation violation sentence because the outcome depends almost entirely on the underlying charge he was originally sentenced for, the nature of the violation itself, and his history leading up to it. A first violation for a technical issue like a missed check-in or a failed drug test is treated very differently from a violation that involves new criminal conduct. What the judge will look at is the original sentence and what was
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