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Subject: Inmate search

If you are referring to the CDCR vernacular, the term D1A is for inmates that are classified as Developmentally Disabled. There are three custody levels and here is how they rank - DD1 D1A DD2 DD3. Once an inmate is designated D1A, the basic support services are provided to them.

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Subject: Relationship issues

It's called "super-optimism", where criminal thinking always expects to achieve success in any scheme they hatch They plan meticulously, gather resources, and when it is time to go hot, they proceed with a maddening sense of optimism that for a moment they feel invisible and untouchable. There are no negative thoughts, therefore, they are not thinking about the consequences. In the end, it is blind optimism where everyone else pays for the gamble that didn't pay off.

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Subject: Prison discipline

There are no limits to the length of a lockdown. The warden is the final decision-maker when the lockdown is lifted. The warden only answers to the head of the BOP. The BOP only answers to the DOJ and inmates do not have any "rights" except the right to privacy as it relates to their visitation list, phone list and commissary money spent.

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Subject: Marriage in prison

You can petition the staff for a marriage waiver. The inmate must have an impeccable record while incarcerated and is not someone with a short sentence. Contact the case manager, counselor or warden to get the exact details and if your inmate is eligible for matrimony

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Subject: After prison challenges & services

You can call the facility and ask to speak to the counselor or case manager.

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Subject: Prison discipline

They are in serious trouble, probably a 20 year or more sentence and a lifetime of dealing with the sexual predator label.

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Subject: Prison jobs

Yes, he can and should ask. Work assignments in prison are not automatically carried over when an inmate moves to a different housing unit, even within the same facility. The assignment is often tied to the unit or to a specific supervisor's roster, and a dorm transfer can break that connection regardless of conduct or performance. The first step is for him to speak with his new unit's case manager or counselor and express his interest in getting a

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Subject: Release questions

Colwell PDC is for parole and probation violators. It is a low-security probation detention center. The inmates here are not new to the Georgia DOC and have used up what leniency they were afforded when they got re-sentenced. This is a facility where boredom is the prevailing theme. There is no good time and no early release.

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Subject: Release questions

It depends on the conditions of their release. Normally, there is a probationary period where the offender must remain in contact with the State, and they have to report and notify them of their living arrangements and employment. Some must submit to random drug and alcohol screening.

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