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Subject: Release questions

The release will be the day before.

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Subject: Marriage in prison

It depends upon where the inmate is incarcerated and how long they have on their sentence. If he is awaiting transfer, the county jail will not perform a marriage but the chaplain at the state or federal facility might.

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Subject: Prison food

Food varies based upon the type of institution or facility. The federal prisons have the best food on the national menu - the menu is the same everywhere. The food is similar to what you might find in a high school cafeteria. There are special meals for dietary and religious reasons. State prisons are similar to federal but less variety and taste. The county jails would be ranked at the lower end of the "tasty inmate food" chain as their

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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

Usually there is no expiration date on the warrant. As long as the judge keeps the warrant active, the sheriff will have the obligation to serve the arrest.

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Subject: Prison discipline

Los internos son movidos por muchas razones. Puede ser que hayan solicitado cambiar las células, porque no se llevan bien con algun recluso. El personal podría pensar que un cambio de escenario sería lo mejor. Cualquiera que sea la razón, no es necesariament algo malo.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Select defendants are able to serve their entire sentence in local prison (aka jail) under AB 109. Upon release they'll have no supervision. For example, on a 16 month AB 109 sentence, the court has the option of splitting the time in custody and the time of PRCS (post-release community supervision). Because, after good time credits, the actual time in custody is only eight months on a regular, non-split sentence, many people opt to do simply do the time. Under

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Subject: Sentencing questions

36 months x 85% is 30.6 months

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Short-timer is an inmate with little time remaining until their release. This can refer to a new inmate with a four month sentence or an inmate that has worked their way down from a ten-year bid and has four months left. These are short-timers.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes you do. The reason that this works in your favor is the amount you actually spend in a given month. If your calls are costing $5-8 each, we can get a number that will bring the price to about $1.65. The difference in the two prices is why people use InmateAid, if you speak often to your inmate the savings will justify the $19.95/month fee. Here's an example: You pay the carrier $6.00 per call for every day in

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