Yes it is a good feeling to have your sentence reduced unless you have to cooperate with the government to get the reduction. Then there is a measure of guilt for putting someone else behind bars and making them miserable because you can't do the time you "earned" for your own crime (our opinion). If you get a reduction for taking the RDAP program, then there is a greater measure of accomplishment as you got the reward for helping yourself and...

Unfortunately there is nothing anyone on the outside can do to intervene on prison matters. Discipline and punishment is meted out by the rules of the institution and all the inmates know them the minute they are first brought in. If there is a suspicion, the system has it's way of doing things and it will have to run it's course. He will have a disciplinary hearing where there are no lawyers speaking for him, he will have to convince the...

The 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 your letter order. The letters are printed, folded and...

There are no programs specifically designed to help families of inmates cover household bills during incarceration. That gap in the support system is real and it is one of the less talked about hardships that falls on families who suddenly lose a household income when someone goes inside. The assistance programs that exist are the same ones available to any low-income household, regardless of the circumstances that created the financial strain. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is the most immediate resource...

Yes, that is almost certainly the reason. Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities including Terminal Island have specific requirements for incoming photographs and color copies printed on regular paper do not meet them. A copy machine printout looks like a photo but it is not and the mailroom knows the difference immediately. The BOP requires photographs to be printed on actual photo stock, meaning standard glossy or matte photographic paper of the kind produced by a print lab rather than a home...

Yes, housing resources exist for people released on GPS monitoring, though availability varies significantly depending on the state, the jurisdiction, and the specific conditions of release. The most common landing spot for people released on GPS supervision is a halfway house or community corrections center. These facilities are specifically designed to bridge the gap between incarceration and independent living and they are set up to accommodate the supervision requirements that come with GPS monitoring. Staff at these facilities are familiar with...

This is a situation where the answer is not just logistical but personal, and it deserves a direct response. Based on what you have shared, the Substance Abuse Program is the right choice. Being returned to county from work release for a failed alcohol test, even under disputed circumstances, signals to the system that there is an unresolved issue that work release alone was not enough to address. Whether or not your husband believes the test result was accurate, the practical...

When something does not add up between what an inmate is telling you and what you have read in the public record, trust the public record. On the sentence calculation, federal inmates must serve 85 percent of their imposed sentence. There is no parole in the federal system. On a ten year sentence that works out to approximately eight and a half years before release, followed by three years of supervised release. The claim of being out in three years on...

The warrant does not "go away". The issuing judge has probably already given your information to the authorities in the district where the warrant was issued. If it is federal, you should contact an attorney and make arrangements to turn yourself in because the US Marshals will find you. If they have to pick you up, you will find it difficult to get released on bail. Take our strong advice, you want to resolve this as soon as possible -...