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Subject: Law questions - legal terms

Go to the County Clerk and ask for all documents related to that person's case. You will need to know where the charges were filed to get the correct information.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Two days is still very early. When someone self-surrenders to a federal or state facility, there is an Admissions and Orientation period that has to be completed before the inmate's information fully propagates through the system and before communication privileges are activated. That process typically takes anywhere from a week to ten days, depending on the facility's intake volume and scheduling. The database not showing him yet is normal for this timeframe. Systems update on their own schedule and

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

the inmate will let you know

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Subject: Furloughs

No. The birth of a child is not a recognized qualifying event for a furlough or any other form of temporary release in the federal or state correctional system. Furloughs are granted under an extremely narrow set of circumstances in the systems that offer them at all. A family member on their deathbed and attendance at a funeral of an immediate family member are the two situations most commonly considered. The birth of a child, as significant and emotional

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Subject: Money transfer

Sometimes both. Usually, the inmate is giving a receipt with the amount and a last name.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

This is not a good scenario. The DUI could cost him a lot more time behind the wall, probably not "life", but if there were any injuries or property damage it could be significant time.

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Subject: Visitation

Special visits are up to the warden. If your visitor makes a compelling case for the special visit, they usually allow them. If your visitor is traveling over 150 miles, they almost always grant the special visit.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

The facility uses GlobalTel*Link, website offenderconnect.com to get signed up. If you are in Philadelphia, the calls are actually the most expensive and InmateAid can and will get the calls to the lowest price GTL offers for that facility because it is all about the phone number you are using.

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Subject: Arrest record search

Yes, we have a connection linked on the site for the most recent Arrest Record Search, but there is a small fee to retrieve the exact information you are seeking.

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Subject: Family services

Yes, we have hundreds and hundreds of inmate family and friends using the Service for the telephone discount, sending great selfies and many many magazine titles... keep connected through InmateAid

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