The no-record result is almost certainly a timing issue, not a sign that something is wrong. When someone is freshly booked, jail databases can take anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days to update and become searchable. The news article confirming he is at Lehigh County Jail is reliable enough to go on in the meantime. Mail is one of the most protected things in the jail and prison world. It is treated as a fundamental
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Read moreThe first step is locating him, and for that, you need a little more than just a name. There are about 2.4 million people incarcerated across the country at any given time, and no inmate search system can reliably find someone on a name alone. At a minimum, you need the state where he is likely being held, and his date of birth helps narrow it down further. If his sister told you he is in a specific facility or
Read moreThe only way that cases get reopened is where there is DNA that can unequivocally prove their innocence. If this is a potential DNA case, you should contact the Innocence Project. There will be no more trials or appeals at this late stage as the time to file would have expired.
Read moreUsually there is no big difference except for the size of the palce. They are all confining, tough places to live for any period of time. Being locked-up is the same everywhere. If you are going to ride or die, then make sure you are sending him stuff to read. There is no better wqay to do your time then escaping through reading a good book.
Read moreIf they are in a county jail, then yes they are moved to a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility depending on the security level designation decided during the period before movement.
Read moreThe first determination will be the charges against him and does the judge consider him a flight risk or a danger to society. The problem here is that he has a failure to appear which is exactly what the judge will rule on. Our guess is no bail. Being married to a US citizen does not automatically make you a citizen. The courts will contact Homeland Security to see if his immigration status is in jeopardy. We are afraid that
Read moreYes, that is a real possibility, and it is worth understanding how this works so you know what you are dealing with. The state case sounds like it was already headed toward a short sentence, around 7 months, before he missed his sentencing date. Missing that court date is a serious problem on its own. Judges take a dim view of it, and when he does eventually appear for sentencing on that charge, the judge will almost certainly factor
Read moreThe bail bonds man - you are paying them to vouch for your niece's "promise" to appear for her court appearances. If she skips, the bond is forfeited, your ten-percent and their ninety-percent.
Read moreThere are visitation days and times that are set by the facility or institution
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