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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes he will, but he might have an issue if the new carrier has higher rates for a different set of numbers. It is best to check with us so that we can match rate center with the new carrier. If there is a better option with a different number than the one we've provided, there is no charge for us to switch the number for you. Please send us the new facility carrier and we will check it for

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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

No, but it depends on what is being said about the case. Since all of the calls are being taped, and might end up as evidence in the courtroom, the attorney in question might be giving the inmate good advice to remain silent. Why talk about a case when the other side can hear what you're saying. If the offender implicates themselves in the conversation, you'll will wish you never spoke on that phone line.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes there is. It depends on where you are and where your inmate is incarcerated. There are over ten-thousand jails and prisons and they all do things differently. The best thing for you to do is email us (aid@inmateaid.com) your phone number with the name of the jail/prison, we will respond with an honest estimate of the savings. Sometimes the savings are as much as $12-13 per call and sometimes we cannot save you anything. We will let you know

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Subject: Survive prison

This is not a normal procedure but for some inmates that have to endure it, it is called "diesel therapy". Diesel therapy is a form of punishment in which prisoners are shackled and then transported for days or weeks bouncing from county jail to county jail. This is how law-enforcement personnel gets rid of troublesome individuals by placing them on a bus to many another jurisdictions. It has been described as "the cruelest aspect of being a federal inmate."

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

Not normally. The parole violation's subsequent sentence is to finish the time they left on their original sentence. There are not too many perks afforded an offender returning to prison after being given a break

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Subject: Send books and magazines

You can send your inmate books through [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?node=283155&tag=inmatecom-20&camp=15329&creative=394453&linkCode=ur1&adid=1NK4T3Z8XDKYJ0S12D53&&ref-refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inmateaid.com%2Fpages%2Fdetails%2Fsend-books-to-an-inmate-in-prison-or-jail). They are one of the only companies that may deliver books to inmates. You cannot buy hardback or used books of any kind. Books that are sold by third party affiliates will get rejected. After you sleect the paperbacks you want to send, enter the inmate's name, ID number and the correct address of the facility.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

He will have to do 85% (good behavior is credited at the beginning of the sentence and is 15%) of 12 months minus the 31 days credit.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Extra classes DO NOT give sentence reductions unless they are written into State law. County jail time IS definitely considered "time served" and is credited as time on any sentence imposed. The calculations absolutely take all time in custody against any term, even if the offender is only kept for an hour, it counts as one day. The county jail personnel is correct, that this adjustment is up to the state prison staff to apply time from county to the

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Prepaid phones are no problem when you have an InmateAid Discount Phone line, we provide a land line that will forward to any kind of phone. If you have questions or concerns email aid@inmateaid.com. Send us your telephone number and the name of the jail, we will send you an honest estimate of the savings and benefits.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

From firsthand experience across multiple levels of the system, federal prison stands out as the most professionally run and humane of the three. Federal correctional officers are generally better trained, better compensated, and more consistent in how they apply the rules. The facilities tend to be better maintained and the overall culture is more orderly. State prison varies dramatically depending on the state, the funding available, and the specific facility. Private prisons sit somewhere in the middle and the experience

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