Subject: Sentencing questions
There is no way for us to know or guess what the outcome will be without more information. Did this charge involve an accident or injury to people or property? All of the factors surrounding his previous charges and their penalties will be used to determine how they will proceed in this third charge.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Of course they are. We have served thousands of folks who have an inmate where CityTeleCoin has the contract.
InmateAid's Discount Telephone Service is not a replacement for the phone service at the jail, we provide a number that will make the calls cheaper when you use it. We have found a number that is going to be more beneficial.
If you have received calls from your inmate already, you've seen the 318 area code on the caller ID. To get the lowest priced inmate calls, we get you a telephone number matching the rate center...
Read moreSubject: Prison discipline
In your My Account area after logging in, the section "Letters to Inmates" will have a record of all your paid and pending letters, photos, postcards or greeting cards.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Thanks Nadja!!
Subject: All topics
InmateAID hopes that 2017 brings home many of our inmates and provides them opportunity, health and prosperity!!
Thank you to you Sunny for the New Year's wishes!!
Subject: Visitation
The visitation changes, before you go, call 314-385-4672, and select option 1.
Subject: Sex offenders
No. Good time credit is applied equally to all federal inmates regardless of the offense they were convicted of. Every inmate receives the same 15% good time credit from the day they are incarcerated. What happens to that credit after that is entirely up to the inmate.
The only way good time gets reduced or eliminated is through the inmate's own behavior. Incident reports, disciplinary infractions, and rule violations are what put good time at risk. An inmate who follows the...
Read moreSubject: Inmate services & supplies
Unfortunately, no, and Alderson followed the rules correctly when they returned it.
Federal prisons do not accept packages from outside vendors or individuals, regardless of whether the item is sealed, commercially produced, or clearly benign. The Bureau of Prisons has strict rules about what can come in from the outside, and a photo album shipped directly to the facility falls outside those rules no matter how thoughtful the intention behind it.
The workaround is simple and it actually works out well. Put...
Read moreSubject: Clemency - pardons
It is every inmate's right to ask for clemency. If you have a drug offense and are in the federal BOP, Obama was giving out clemency tickets by the hundreds. There have been zero for sex offenders. The states also offer a way to apply to their governor for clemency. These are long, long shots for success. Long sentenced drug criminals have had a lot of attention from the Obama Administration - he has pardoned or granted clemency to more...
Read moreSubject: Inmate search
VINELink.com is the fastest starting point for locating a lost inmate number. Search by name and state to retrieve current custody information including facility and inmate ID. The Iowa Department of Corrections offender search at doc.iowa.gov is also a reliable resource for Fort Dodge.


