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Subject: Commissary

Commissary access does not open up the moment someone walks through the door, and that applies to phone calls and visitation as well. Everything is on hold until orientation is complete. When an inmate arrives at a reception or evaluation center, the facility's first priority is processing, not comfort. That means medical screening, classification interviews, housing assignment, property inventory, and orientation to the rules and expectations of the institution. Until that process is finished, no privileges are extended. It

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Subject: Website function questions

an ex-inmate is answering these questions. this is not a direct line to any current inmate.

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Subject: Parole & probation

It could take a few weeks or a few months, there is no specific timeline for the early release. 

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Subject: Medical treatment

The jails and prisons test all incoming inmates for HIV. Once diagnosed, they are placed on a treatment plan and are monitored during their incarceration.

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Subject: Prison discipline

Inmates can be placed in the SHU for a variety of reasons. there are two designations, one Administrative and the other Disciplinary. If he was put in Administrative Segregation, it could be for their own protection if there is a credible threat. The other is if the rules were broken. He might have been in a situation where he didn't do anything but gets locked up for "investigation", and won't get released into the general population until there is a

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Subject: Parole & probation

The automatic 5-year sentence is if this was a felony gun probation violation. It is now up to the original sentencing judge to decide his fate.

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Subject: Work release

It happens, but it is not the standard. Most work release inmates follow the schedule of whatever employer they are working for, and many employers observe major federal holidays like Veterans Day with closures. When the employer is closed, there is no work assignment and the inmate stays at the facility. However, some employers do operate on holidays, particularly in industries like retail, hospitality, food service, and certain government functions. Work release inmates placed with those employers may well

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Subject: Website function questions

Yes, absolutely 

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

The service is NCIC, however, the InmateAid Service will cut the NCIC call price in half. If you would like to get an honest estimate, email us your telephone number and we'll let you know if this discount could be applied to your account

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