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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

Depends on who he pissed off. They could see him the next day or he could sit for weeks if he did comething that really made the judge or the prosecutor angry.

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

Missing the final check-in when parole is essentially complete is one of the more frustrating situations that comes up, and the consequences are disproportionate to how close the person was to being fully done. A blue warrant is a parole violation warrant, and once it is issued, the person is considered an absconder regardless of how little supervision remains. The warrant does not expire and does not get dismissed simply because the original parole term was nearly finished. Until

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Subject: Visitation

The physical contact rules in a prison visiting room apply equally to all approved visitors regardless of their relationship to the inmate. The standard policy at most correctional facilities permits one brief hug and kiss at the start of the visit and one at the end. That rule does not distinguish between a spouse, a family member, a friend, or any other approved visitor on the list. Correctional facilities are not in the business of policing the personal relationships

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Subject: Arrest record search

The Supervision with Immediate Enforcement (SWIFT) Court is a specialty court to address the needs of offenders to divert them from the full criminal justice process.This court was designed to reduce recidivism rates of drug participants. This was later applied to probation violators, especially those testing positive for illicit drugs. If the failed drug test is their only violation, it's possible the judge will extend their probation, add some additional sanctions (community service) or counseling. However, they have probably

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Subject: Prison violence

The most accurate description of daily prison life is the movie Groundhog Day. Every day is identical to the one before it. Same wake-up time, same meals, same faces, same walls, same routine repeated without variation for however long the sentence runs. The monotony is the hardest part for most people, more than the physical environment or even the separation from family. Time moves differently inside, and the sameness of it is something you have to actively fight against to

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

Members of the site create the inmate profiles. InmateAid does not monitor the accuracy of the entries unless asked to do so by the person who created the profile

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Subject: Release questions

Graduating from a correctional drug and alcohol treatment program is a significant milestone and in many cases it is directly tied to release, but the exact timing depends on how the program completion interacts with the underlying sentence. In some systems, particularly for sentences where the treatment program itself was the condition of a suspended or deferred sentence, graduation triggers release processing almost immediately. In others, program completion is a prerequisite for parole consideration rather than an automatic release,

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

Yes, this service works for every facility, but the savings vary from person to person due to their location.

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Subject: Visitation

Yes, and this is standard policy at most correctional facilities across the country. A brief hug and a light kiss are permitted when your inmate enters the visiting room at the start of the visit and again when the visit ends. That physical greeting and goodbye is considered a normal part of the visitation experience and corrections staff expect it. The key word is brief. A light kiss and a gentle hug that lasts a few seconds falls well

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

InmateAid has a database of inmates that are created by the members of the site for their use in maintaining communication with their loved one. We have made the website a unique "one-stop shop" for anything to do with an inmate, before they go in, once they are there and when they leave. Anyone can log onto InmateAid.com and create a profile. We have some inmates with dozens of profiles that are there for their own use, not necessarily

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