Since you sent it Friday night, it went out the following business day which would be Monday. From that point the typical window is 2 to 3 business days for the letter and photo to travel through the postal system and clear the facility mailroom. That puts delivery somewhere around Wednesday to Thursday of this week under normal circumstances. Mailroom processing at the facility is the one variable outside anyone's control. Some facilities move through incoming mail quickly and your inmate...

West Tennessee Detention Center allows contact visits, and the setup is more personal than what you find at facilities that use glass partitions or video terminals. Visitation takes place in a room with tables and chairs, with a guard stationed on a platform overseeing the area. Vending machines are available so you can grab something to eat or drink during the visit. The atmosphere is supervised but not oppressive for a detention facility. Physical contact is permitted within limits. You can hug...

It depends on what sent him there and how seriously the facility views the infraction relative to his treatment eligibility. In many cases, a SHU placement does not automatically disqualify someone from a treatment program, particularly if the underlying incident was relatively minor and he has otherwise maintained a solid record. Treatment programs like RDAP in the federal system and similar substance abuse tracks in state facilities look at the full picture rather than a single incident in isolation. One trip...

Yes, mail continues in both directions even during a SHU placement. It is one of the few privileges that survives a trip to the hole largely intact. Prison administration treats mail as a protected form of communication and makes genuine effort to ensure inmates remain connected to their families and loved ones regardless of disciplinary status. When an inmate goes to the hole, phone access gets severely restricted, commissary gets limited, and movement stops entirely, but the mail keeps moving. Letters,...

Stamps, envelopes, paper, and pens are all available through the commissary at most correctional facilities, and the pricing is generally reasonable rather than the extreme markup you see on food and hygiene items. On why you cannot simply mail stamps and envelopes directly to your inmate, the answer comes down to security. Stamps and envelopes sent from the outside are harder to verify and control than items purchased through the facility's own commissary system. Some facilities do allow stamps to be...

That is not normal. They do not get "a phone call" when they get there per se, they have to go through orientation before their phone and visitation privileges are offered.  It might be a day or a week, depending on the facility and the intake load of new inmates. Let us know the name of the facility, we might be able to save you money on your calls. In some cases there is a big difference between the number you use...