Subject: Sentencing questions
Typically, the prosecution is in no rush for probation violations seeking a court date. The normal rule of thumb from the prosecutor's perspective is a violator is highly likely to receive jail time. With that knowledge, they are not in a hurry to give a definite date - he will be given "time-served" for his current stay.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Yes they will, but make sure it's not a fake Global Tel, go to connectnetwork.com to be certain. If your calls are long distance, the [InmateAid Discount Telephone Service](https://www.inmateaid.com/shop/calls) can reduce most GTL calls by at least $4.00 each. If you are uncertain, send us your telephone number and the facility name - we will give you an honest estimate before you sign-up
Subject: Survive prison
Prison life is defined by the type of prison you do your time in. Maximum security prisons have the offenders with the longest sentences for the worst crimes. Those inmates have little to lose when it comes to imposing their will on other inmates in there. It can be brutal at times and there are some really violent episodes that occur. Generally, as the custody level lowers, so does the level of brutality but this is certainly not without exceptions....
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
This is a serious charge that carries a heavy penalty. Since he has a criminal history and was already incarcerated it is our opinion that the least he will get is 30 years and it's likely he could get life.
Subject: Sentencing questions
The sentencing phase is based on a point system set up by the legislature that writes the laws. The higher the points, the longer the sentence. The judge has discretion to determine the sentence, there are a few factors with which to base their determination: criminal conduct history; was the offender the main actor in the crime;
were there victims that were injured or killed; were there aggravating circumstances when an offender was particularly cruel to a victim -...
Read moreSubject: General prison questions-terminology
The simplest approach is to call the facility directly. Call the main number, which you can find through InmateAid's facility directory or the state department of corrections website, and ask the operator or whoever answers to connect you with the case manager or counselor assigned to your family member's housing unit.
Have your family member's full legal name and inmate ID number ready when you call. Most facilities assign case managers by housing unit rather than by individual inmate, so the...
Read moreSubject: Prison discipline
Yes, it is possible, and the way it typically works is that everyone involved in or connected to an incident gets written up regardless of how peripheral their role was. If another inmate came into your husband's cell to wait out a situation happening elsewhere, and officers found them there, both the person who entered and the person whose cell it was can end up with an infraction. Guilt by association is very real inside and officers do not always...
Read moreSubject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Your power-of-attorney has nothing to do with anything related to his prison sentence. Parole eligibility is determined by the sentencing language from the judge. You may call the facility and ask to speak to the inmate's counselor or case manager to see if they have any information that they will share.
Subject: Sentencing questions
85% of 16 months is 13.6 months. If he has 6 months in, then he has 7.6 months left to serve
Subject: Sentencing questions
In California, most inmates are required to serve 85 percent of their imposed sentence before becoming eligible for release. On a 16 month sentence that works out to approximately 13 and a half months of actual time served.
California moved to the 85 percent rule for most offenses as part of truth in sentencing reforms that eliminated the possibility of serving just half a sentence on many charges. The days of doing a third or half of your time and walking...
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