Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Inmates do not have access to the Internet, the website is for the loved ones to have all of the services at their fingertips
Subject: Release questions
Your inmate should know their release date as should his counselor or case manager. If it is not posted online you should call the facility and ask the staff
Subject: Commissary
Usually the correspondence materials must come from the facility. We are not 100% on how Deuel does it, but most places require the inmate to get these items from the commissary and if indigent they will be provided to them at no charge.
Subject: Money transfer
he will get a receipt from his counselor
Subject: Send inmate mail
The restrictions on the type of photos that will be allowed inside the facility are ones where there are no private parts exposed (bikini, lingerie are permissible), no drugs or alcohol in the picture, no gang depictions and they are also sensitive to pictures of young children. If you can keep it somewhat wholesome, they will all get through - sending sexy pictures are fine as long as it's covering enough of you.
Subject: Visitation
yes, over 99% of all inmate are able to have a visit in some form.
Subject: Send inmate mail
it takes anywhere from a day to a week. it depends on where it is and how the staff treats incoming mail (inspection time, etc).
Subject: Medical treatment
Mail yes, visits probably not but depending on the severity of the illness or injury there might be exceptions made. Contact the counselor or chaplain for details of what might be allowed.
Subject: Sentencing questions
No problem, questions like yours are why we are here. The FMC Lexington is a medical facility which basically can handle long term care inmates. If you are designated for the FMC and there are no medical issues, you are probably headed for the satellite camp. Either place, 85% of the 33 month sentence must be served. The halfway house and home confinement privileges are not factored in the beginning of your commitment. We are estimating that you will have...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
You have all the control because you "can" walk out. He can't. You showed him that you could and his natural reaction is to try and gain some measure of dignity back by having his mom message you with his show of control. Three years is a long time together, if you want to work things out, you will need to send some love letters which talk about the issue and take some blame and apologize. If you want someone...
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