If you are organized, consistent, and actually follow through every time you think about writing, you do not need this service. Go buy stamps and mail your own letters. Nobody here is going to tell you otherwise. The honest reason InmateAid exists is that most people are not that person. The intention to write is there. The follow-through is not. Life gets busy, the errand gets pushed back, and the inmate on the other end keeps waiting for a
Read moreThe letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of
Read moreThe most important mindset shift anyone can make going in is to decide that the time is going to work for them rather than against them. That is not a platitude. It is a daily choice that separates people who come out stronger from people who come out the same or worse. Before anything else, make a plan. Decide what you are going to accomplish with the time available. Learn something. Get a credential. Get physically fit. Read everything
Read moreThere are two kinds of men. Men that cheat and men that don't. If you know a man to not be faithful, you already know the answer to your question.
Read moreLogin to your InmateAid account and navigate to the inmate profile to update the facility address. If you have trouble locating the new address, the InmateAid support team can assist. Update the address before sending any new letters to ensure delivery to the correct facility. If you run into any difficulty updating the address in your account or locating the correct new facility information, InmateAid customer support is available to help. The team can look up the inmate in
Read moreNo, do not do that, you'll never see it again. Inmates are allowed to wear their wedding band but make a call to the counselor or chaplain and arrange with them to get it to your inmate.
Read moreThere is no single answer to this because sentencing on fraud and theft charges depends on a combination of factors that vary significantly from case to case and state to state. What we can do is walk through what typically drives the outcome. The number of counts matters enormously. Three counts each of identity theft, credit card fraud, theft by deception, and theft by taking means twelve separate charges. Each count carries its own potential sentence and a judge
Read moreInmates being held on a bond too high for them to pay and get released are not afforded a reduction based upon time served. There is a reason the judge set the bond at a high level where they thought it would keep the public safe. Bond reduction comes in the form of a "motion to reduce the bond" with some reasonable basis for the judge to consider. If the information is compelling enough, they might reduce it, but in
Read moreNo. There is no law signed in Arizona that reduces the sentence threshold from 85 percent to 65 percent. This is a prison rumor and versions of it circulate through correctional facilities across the country on a regular basis. The details change depending on the state and the facility but the pattern is consistent. Someone hears something, it gets passed along, the details shift with each retelling, and within weeks, it sounds like fact to people who have no way
Read moreThe minutes do not rollover unfortunately.
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