Subject: Inmate care packages
Ask the Inmate is not a direct messaging service to a specific incarcerated person. It is a question and answer forum where you can ask anything about how the prison and jail system works, and a knowledgeable former inmate answers based on firsthand experience. Think of it as getting advice from someone who has been inside and knows how things actually operate.
To actually communicate with your inmate through InmateAid, go to your account, click on the Inmate Page, and then...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
We receive many of these type of questions. Our answer is quite simple, you know this man and know him better than anyone else. Us giving you advice whether to stay or go would be irresponsible of us. Generally speaking, if he was loyal while he was free he will be loyal when he gets out. If he ran around when he was free... you know what is going to happen.
BUT, our experience is that many, many inmates use women...
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
It depends on what stage they are in, in their incarceration. If they are at the beginning before sentencing and in county jail, then yes they will be in the general population. If they have been sentenced and are in (or going to) state or federal prison, the administrative committee that determines custody, security and commitment status are mindful of the possible backlash against this type of inmate that they are segregated or sent somewhere where there are multiple sex...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
You can use the [Send a Letter](https://www.inmateaid.com/letters) Service through InmateAID. We will make 100% certain that the letter will get to your inmate.
Subject: Prison discipline
The penalties for a failed drug test while incarcerated can be some or all of the following: significant time in disciplinary segregation (the SHU, the "hole", etc)loss of visitation, loss of commissary, loss of telephone use, loss of good time credits and possibly transferred to a prison with higher security which makes doing time even harder than it needs to be.
Subject: Send inmate mail
They are [4" x 6" glossy photos](https://www.inmateaid.com/letters) that are prison approved and are printed to the edge without a white border. They are absolutely the best quality you can get.
Subject: Inmate transfer
Inmates get transferred for many different reasons. If an inmate is transferred further from home it is usually done as a punishment for some serious rule violation. But it can also be that the inmate requested it. Or, it can be that the inmate is ready for the drug program and the new facility has the room for them.
Subject: Sentencing questions
very few, that is a program for less than one-tenth of one percent of inmates with a minor non-violent offense with a very short sentence.
Subject: Sentencing questions
The problem we see in this situation is that your boyfriend is still incarcerated "after the time service". This tends to tell us that there is a re-sentencing hearing on the way for the old charge he was in violation of. This is problematic because the original sentencing judge will be making the new determination. This is usually not good because they view it like the offender didn't take the leniency to heart and normally will impose the original sentence....
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
Inmates in the TDCJ must serve 85% of their sentence. A 36 month sentence means that he will have to do 30.6 months. If he has done 24 already he is near the door. Normally the time spent in county counts as time off this sentence. We wonder if the sentence was different that you heard or if there are concurrent charges. Inmate movement from unit to unit is not unusual. It might be for something good or something bad,...
Read more