When your letter arrives at the facility it goes through the standard mailroom inspection and gets distributed to your inmate at mail call, the same as any other piece of physical mail. The envelope has InmateAid's return address on it, which is the address your inmate uses to write back. To respond, your inmate simply writes a letter by hand, addresses it to the InmateAid return address printed on the envelope you sent, adds a stamp, and drops it
Read moreThey will either tell you with a return letter or a phone call.
Read moreIt depends on what type of facility you are visiting. The security level varies, therefore the visitation varies. You might visit through Plexiglas or you might get to visit for hours on a picnic table. Where your inmate is matters.
Read moreOfficially, no. Inmates at Leath Correctional Institution in South Carolina, like inmates at virtually every correctional facility in the country, are not permitted to access the internet or social media platforms. Facebook accounts, Instagram, and similar platforms are explicitly prohibited, and maintaining an active social media presence while incarcerated violates both facility rules and in some cases the terms of service of the platforms themselves. The unofficial reality is more complicated. Smartphones are smuggled into facilities every day across
Read moreNo. if they have access, they are looking for more charges added to their case.
Read moreAnything is possible, but without knowing the specifics of his situation it is genuinely impossible to give you a realistic answer. The outcome of a meeting with a probation officer after a violation and transfer depends entirely on details that matter enormously. The key information that shapes what happens next includes what his original charges were, what the violation was that triggered the hold, how long his original sentence or probation term was, and what his overall record looks
Read moreNot normally - usually they are bought at the commissary. But since we do not know the prison or jail your inmate is located in, we'd advise you to call the unit secretary at the facility to get their rules on bringing things.
Read moreOfficially no. California conservation camps, including Three Lakes Valley, are minimum security facilities where inmates work on fire suppression, conservation projects, and similar outdoor assignments. Internet access and social media are prohibited across all California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities regardless of security level. There is no authorized pathway for an inmate at any CDCR facility to access Facebook or send you a message through social media. The unofficial picture is different, and conservation camps are actually more
Read moreWe dont know the facility where your inmate is incarcerated, but MoneyGram is the most trusted and widespread way to get your inmate money.
Read moreYour approval or not is reported to your inmate. The facility doesn't notify the visitors, just the inmate. It is the responsibility of the inmate to notify you that you are on the list for approved visitation.
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