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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

The Harrison County Jail in Gulfport Mississippi is run similar to most county jails in this county. InmateAid's services will work very well in accommodating your desire to communicate with your girlfriend. We recommend you set up an Inmate Profile Page for her. Once it is set up, simply click "Letter to Inmate" and type out your message. You may upload as many photos as you'd like and then send it. Our system syncs her profile to your account making

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Subject: Visitation

Only if they do not know what it is. If they do recognize it, they will most definitely have you take it to your car if you wish to continue the visit. Cellphones are not allowed.

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Subject: Relationship issues

All of the inmate communication data is private and inaccessible by the general public. You cannot get information on their visitation list, their calling list or who sends in money. If she is calling someone else, she might not be your girl

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Subject: Release questions

Most inmates have to do 85% of their sentence in the state institutions. If the judge has a parole provision in the Commitment Order, then the inmate may be eligible to go before a Board. The release date might be lessened under this situation. Good behavior is granted in the 15% when they do the original release calculation.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Attempted murder carries a hefty sentence (maybe 20 years or more depending on his criminal history). The time he is doing now will go towards the total imposed. There is no real rush unless he does not like doing his time in a county jail. We would advise him to speak with the attorney handling his case to find out what the prosecution wants. If he is set on pleading guilty, then of course, getting into the general population of

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Subject: Relationship issues

Inmates privacy is protected, therefore you cannot gain any information on the inmate's phone calls, visitation, who send him mail or money. He will not have Internet access, but there are plenty of ways to continue contact with people on the outside. If you know that he has done this while not locked up, there is a pretty good chance he will doing some of the same while locked up.

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Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation

This is a very real problem and unfortunately a common one. Sex offender probation comes with strict housing rules that can make placement extremely difficult. The first and most important step is to work directly with his probation officer. They control what housing is approved, and they often know of options that are not easy to find on your own. Here are the main paths to explore: Probation officer guidance Have your nephew ask his probation officer

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Subject: Visitation

Hay muy pocas instalaciones que permiten las visitas conyugales. Ninguna de las cárceles del condado permiten las visitas conyugales, algunas prisiones estatales todavía lo hacen, pero sólo de forma muy limitada. Los requisitos son que el visitante debe estar casada con el preso para poder ser considerada/o.

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Subject: Ice-immigration enforcement

No estamos seguros de las cargas penales y no sabemos lo que el fiscal determinara en forma de castigo. La inmigración ilegal es un tema candente en este país en este momento y es un mal momento para que esto suceda con su novio. Si fue deportado por un acto criminal, esta nueva sentencia podría ser cinco a diez años - tal vez más dependiendo de su historia criminal.

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Subject: Ice-immigration enforcement

Is your inmate currently being held awaiting removal or are they serving a sentence? The general rule is that a person cannot be removed by immigration authorities until he is released from imprisonment. ICE would not deliberately deport a person who has not completed his criminal sentence. Acceleration in this example would not apply. Immigration law has very specific rules governing when a person can be held in immigration custody. Depending on specific factors in your inmate's case; whether

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