The most reliable way to get your phone number to an inmate is by mail. Most jails do not allow staff to pass along personal messages like phone numbers over the phone. If you call, it really depends on who answers. Some staff may help, but most will follow policy and refuse to relay any message. Your best options are: Send a letter with your phone number clearly written Use a service like InmateAid to send a letter
Read moreWe applaud your efforts. We can avow 100% that each and every letter she receives will make her day. You have good instinct asking about how much happiness you want to share for fear of bumming them out. You have to know the person. We have always liked the super-positive, optimistic letters that speak of hope and encouragement about the future. Promote good times to come and give them some incentive to try some new areas of educating themselves. Promote
Read moreThere are no cell phones allowed in any penal facility in the United States, regardless of what the phone can or cannot do. This is not a facility-by-facility policy decision. Federal law makes it a criminal offense for an incarcerated person to possess a cell phone, and if one is found, the inmate faces the possibility of up to five additional years added to their sentence. No program, no custody level, and no facility type is exempt from this.
Read morewe do not have selection advice. the site is not engineered perfect for what you are trying to do. you can find an inmate through the news or research that you find interesting or more and then set up an Inmate Profile on our site (or have us do it for you) and them you can start communicating from anywhere, anytime. people often write famous inmates like OJ Simpson, Aaron Hernandez, Jodi Arias and many others.
Read moreyes, the last name of the person making the deposit
Read moreNO, none of those electronic devices are allowed inside.
Read moreYes, after they have attended orientation
Read moreYes they can. It is also possible that they might consider a short-time inmate for an early release if they're too crowded - and your offender has been well-behaved
Read moreThere is a 15% good time credit that inmates begin their sentence with. Anything earlier would be very unusual.
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