Subject: Inmateaid website questions
Not being listed is not a problem and it does not mean the services are unavailable. You can create the inmate profile yourself directly in your InmateAid account.
Inmates do not set up their own InmateAid accounts. The profiles are created and managed by the people on the outside who are supporting them. If your inmate does not already have a profile in the system, you just need to add them. The process is straightforward as long as you know where...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
Before jumping to the worst conclusion, it is worth understanding what is actually driving the behavior, because it may not be what you think.
Picking fights from inside is one of the more common and counterproductive things incarcerated people do to the people they love on the outside. It is rarely about what the fight is actually about. What it is almost always about is control and anxiety. Your husband cannot see you, cannot account for where you are or what...
Read moreSubject: Sentence reduction
There are some institutions that reward trustees with some extra good time, but that isn't necessarily the norm. We cannot name one that does but have heard there are some, somewhere.
Subject: Send inmate mail
Look them up and reintroduce yourself in a letter. I guarantee you they will love hearing from you and it will make their day.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
county jail phones are almost all day and evening. they are on at about 8:00 am and are cut off at about 9:00 pm.
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Yes, and the availability is broader than most people expect going in.
Virtually every correctional facility, whether county jail, state prison, or federal institution, offers some form of rehabilitative programming. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings are among the most consistently available programs across facility types. They are volunteer-driven, which means outside members come into the facility to run meetings, and they operate at a remarkably wide range of institutions including smaller county jails that do not have extensive in-house programming.
Anger...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
You would know your husband better than we do. But, it's not easy to cheat from jail. If you suspect something, your instincts are usually right. Only time will tell.
Subject: Relationship issues
Conjugal visits, formally called extended family visits or family reunion programs depending on the state, have become increasingly rare. As of now only six states still allow them: California, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, and Washington. The federal prison system eliminated the program entirely and the vast majority of state systems have followed over the years.
Even in the states where conjugal visits remain available, eligibility is not automatic. Inmates typically need to be legally married or in a registered...
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