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Subject: Send books and magazines

[Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?node=283155&tag=inmatecom-20&camp=15329&creative=394453&linkCode=ur1&adid=1NK4T3Z8XDKYJ0S12D53&&ref-refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inmateaid.com%2Fpages%2Fdetails%2Fsend-books-to-an-inmate-in-prison-or-jail) is one of the only companies that may deliver books to inmates. You have to enter the inmate's name, ID number and the correct address of the facility. You have to buy "new paperback books", the used books are sold by third party affiliates and those books will get rejected. There are no other tricks to it, other than staying away from the other book sellers on the Amazon site that sell used books.

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Subject: Inmate search

We do not get any advanced knowledge of any inmate's designation for security reasons. We recommend calling the Navy's judicial department to see if they will tell you where they've assigned him to do his time.

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Subject: Inmate transfer

You can login to your My Account dashboard, where you may click on Inmates I'm Following and change the facility where they were transferred. The system knows the address, and it will change along with the location.

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Subject: Send books and magazines

No, you have to buy books from the publisher. There are also books available in the institution's library. [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?node=283155&tag=inmatecom-20&camp=15329&creative=394453&linkCode=ur1&adid=1NK4T3Z8XDKYJ0S12D53&&ref-refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inmateaid.com%2Fpages%2Fdetails%2Fsend-books-to-an-inmate-in-prison-or-jail) is one of the most reliable companies that may deliver books to inmates. You have to enter the inmate's name, ID number and the correct address of the facility. You have to buy "new paperback books", the used books are sold by third party affiliates and those books will get rejected. There are no other tricks to it, other

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

YES WE CAN. If you would like to get an honest assessment, let us know the name of the facility and your telephone number before you sign up. InmateAid is NOT a replacement for the phone service at the prison or jail, we make their service cheaper with local phone numbers. Sometimes our service can save you as much as $12.00 per phone call, other times it will not save anything. Here is how the industry works:

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Send us your telephone number and the facility where he is incarcerated - we will give you an honest estimate before you sign-up

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Subject: Medical treatment

Hormone treatment is often denied during incarceration. There was a landmark federal lawsuit where the Department of Justice has intervened on Georgia trans woman's behalf, declaring state prison's continued denial of her hormone therapy a violation of her Eighth Amendment rights.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

You can send any kind of pictures EXCEPT, nudity - drugs, alcohol or gang related material like specific type tattoos. Women like sending sexy pictures, anything will work as long as you are wearing something (like in a bikini or lingerie) but your private parts must be covered.

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Subject: Marriage in prison

Yes, several penal facilities allow inmates to marry. You would first speak with the chaplain at the prison. The majority of chaplains don't believe prisoners should be allowed to marry. They feel as long as someone is incarcerated and not contributing to society, it goes along as part of the punishment. They don't deserve to be married while in prison because it's a privilege." That privilege extends to spending time alone with a new wife, something that doesn't happen

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Subject: Bail & bond questions

If a lieutenant offered to send your inmate home with a GPS monitoring device, then take it. We have no idea how the other warrants would affect this offer. If all the information that you've stated in your is correct, we cannot see how they would allow him to leave when there is a no bond hold and outstanding warrants. We know that typically, when there are outstanding charges from another jurisdiction, they place a "detainer" on the inmate

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