Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Count times at Bay County Jail typically run at about 10am, 4pm, and 10pm. Each count lasts roughly 20 minutes, during which all inmate movement stops and phone access is suspended until the count clears. If your inmate is not reachable during those windows, that is almost certainly why.
On the question of obtaining phone records for who your inmate has been calling, that information is not available to you. Inmates retain privacy rights over their communications from a civilian standpoint....
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
We have an algorithm that tells our system what number is the lowest priced. We use all of the carrier's own rate calculators to determine if we issue a line or not.
Here is a link to the Securus' Rate Calculator (https://securustech.online/#/rate-quote). This rate calculator allows the customer to see what the rates are for their number and any other number to compare it with. Once you see the big difference in the rates for various phone number locations, you can see...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
No, and that answer holds regardless of the relationship or the reason for asking.
Inmates retain privacy rights over their personal communications from a civilian standpoint. The facility monitors calls and mail as a matter of institutional policy, and that is disclosed to everyone using the system. But that monitoring belongs to the institution, not to family members, fiancees, or anyone else on the outside. There is no mechanism through which a third party can request or access an inmate's call...
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
You can be held up to two years in most county jails, but once the offender has been convicted, they serve the bulk of their sentence in state. The time spent in county is deducted from the total sentence.
Subject: Send inmate mail
Yes, inmates have privacy reading their mail
Subject: Send inmate mail
You can send tasteful sexy pictures as long as you don't show too much. Anything that shows what is normally covered, even in intimate shots will not be allowed.
Subject: Inmateaid website questions
state and federal prisons pages on InmateAid have inmate locator links that display the inmate's ID number, their current facility, and sometimes a release date. most county jails have them online, some do not... we suggest you try vinelink.com to start
Subject: Send inmate mail
They might. Some facilities will forward mail that arrives with an incorrect address, particularly if the inmate's name and ID number are on the piece and staff can match it to a current resident or a recent transfer. But forwarding is not guaranteed, and it is entirely up to the receiving facility whether they make that effort.
Do not leave it to chance. If you sent those postcards through InmateAid, email aid@inmateaid.com with the correct facility information and InmateAid will resend...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
This question gets asked a lot. The issue at hand is that the privacy of an inmate is the same for people on the outside. The ONLY way to find out who is visiting them or who they are calling is to ask the inmate themselves. The BOP or any state DOC will not offer that information to anyone without the permission of the inmate
Subject: Relationship issues
Yes, it is excruciating - almost like dying and watching your family go on without you. Your mind plays tricks on you and your self-talk is always questioning whether the wife is faithful. It creates stress, anxiety and fighting on the phone.
