Subject: Sentencing questions
There is no way to predict that with confidence without knowing more about the specifics, including whether new charges were filed, what the judge said at the last hearing, and what the terms of his supervision looked like. Those details matter a great deal in how the judge is going to read this.
What can be said is that missing a court-ordered DV review is a more serious misstep than missing a routine appearance. Domestic violence cases carry heightened scrutiny, and...
Read moreSubject: Parole & probation
An Intermediate Sanction Facility, or ISF, in Texas is itself a form of community supervision, sitting between standard probation and full incarceration. Being placed in an ISF typically means someone violated the terms of their probation and the court responded with a structured residential program rather than sending them to prison. It is a last-chance opportunity to complete supervision requirements in a controlled environment.
Because the ISF is already a supervised program rather than a traditional sentence, the concept of parole...
Read moreSubject: Education & vocational training
On a 6-month sentence, good time credit is minimal. If any is applied, it typically comes out to around 15 percent of the sentence, which, over 6 months, amounts to less than a month off. The practical effect is small, and by the time the process of calculating and applying it runs its course, the sentence is nearly finished regardless.
Parole in the traditional sense does not really apply to an ISF placement. An Intermediate Sanction Facility is already a form...
Read moreSubject: Visitation
Usually, a week or two depending on their orientation schedule
Subject: Send inmate money
They should be able to deposit the check into their Inmate Account. However, you should call the facility and ask to speak with the inmate's case manager or counselor before sending anything. They will give you the proper instructions on how to proceed. Be sure to take notes from your call to them
Subject: Sentencing questions
The typical calculation is 85% of your sentence is what you'll serve. That equates to 15.3 months, with 4 months already served, there is 11.3 months remaining
Subject: Commissary
Inmates can use their money in their Inmate Account to buy commissary, add talk time to their phone, send an email and even send money home to family members.
Subject: Survive prison
Generally older inmates are left alone unless they have a big mouth. If your female friend is on her second bid (for murder?!?), she knows the score better than we could advise. She'll be a real gangster in there
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Halfway houses are allowing their residents to own cell phones now
Subject: Money transfer
Money on the books at the county jail is not transferrable in traditional ways. The inmate has to request a check for the remaining balance to be sent to their home address. Adding money to an inmate account in a State Prison starts anew, with new funds. If the inmate gets moved within the State system, the funds will transfer from facility to facility.
