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Read moreAs your fiancé gets closer to his release date, the facility will go over a release plan with him. This usually happens through his counselor or case manager before he is discharged. Transportation after release: If he does not have someone to pick him up, the state will usually provide basic transportation, which may include: A bus ticket (often Greyhound or similar) Transportation to a nearby transit station This is meant to get him back
Read moreWhen someone accepts a plea deal the reduction in sentence is already baked into the agreement. The plea itself is the trade, an acknowledgment of responsibility in exchange for a lesser charge or a lighter sentence than what a conviction at trial might have produced. That negotiation is finished once the judge accepts the plea and imposes the sentence. That does not mean options are completely exhausted but it does mean the available paths are narrower than they would
Read moreHere is a link to the AL DOC Family Handbook (page 14): http://www.doc.state.al.us/docs/PublicMaleInmateHandbook.pdf. You are most likely going to have to request a "special visit" where they give provisional time extensions because of the travel. You may address the "immediate family" issue at that time.
Read moreYes you can write him. There is a waiting period at these Diagnostic facilities as they put the inmates through a thorough testing period and there are some periods of segregation from the outside.
Read moreThere are many reasons that inmates are moved. Most of the time it is nothing to be concerned with. There are changes in the inmate population which require movement and aligning certain inmates with the same classification type based upon the criminal history, violence associated with their crime and length of sentence. Many times, the inmate gets their custody level changed for the better - calling "working your way down" as in the type of housing and security.
Read moreDepending on where he is, there is usually a period of Admission & Orientation which integrates the inmate into the system. They learn the rules and expectations. Once the go through this period of "education", they will be allowed to receive visitors.
Read moreWhat is their name and the state you think they are in, we will try and help locate them?
Read moreThis is one of the harder questions to put a number on because the answer depends on factors that vary significantly from case to case and jurisdiction to jurisdiction. When someone violates parole and picks up new charges at the same time, they are typically looking at two separate proceedings running alongside each other. The parole violation is handled by the original sentencing judge or a parole board, while the new charges go through the court system in whatever
Read morePatience is genuinely required when someone you love is inside. The timeline and rhythm of life in a correctional facility operate completely differently from the outside world and the gap between what you expect and what actually happens can be jarring, especially early in a sentence. On the phone access question, newly arrived inmates at a state prison typically go through an intake and orientation process before they get full access to facility services, including the phone. Getting assigned
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