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Subject: After prison challenges & services

Really? If that were to happen, who would be posting this anywhere?? If a staff member has sex with an inmate, they become an inmate too. This is a serious felony.

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Subject: Visitation

Calls - Yes; Visitation - No, normally the co-defendant is not eligible. You can petition for a special waiver from the warden, however your chances improve once you have completed the diversion program.

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Subject: After prison challenges & services

There are two common explanations, and both are good news. The first is good behavior credit. Most county jails apply earned time or good conduct credits that reduce the actual days served. The math on that can shave weeks off a short sentence, especially if he has been compliant and incident-free. A three-month sentence with good time applied can land anywhere from two to two and a half months of actual time, depending on the facility's formula. The

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Subject: Work release

Yes. Being housed in the work house at Bradley County Jail means the inmate is part of the county's work release program and is going out into the community to work. The difference from a standard jail setting is meaningful: work house inmates leave the facility during work hours, hold jobs in the public, and return to custody at the end of each workday. The program operates under the direct supervision of the county, which means oversight stays in

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

The federal sentences come with 15% goodtime credit going in.  If your fiancé stays out of trouble he will serve 28 months. If he has an alcohol or drug problem he might qualify for RDAP, which if taken would cut 9-12 months off the 33 months. Ask the Inmate about RDAP.

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Subject: Bail & bond questions

The only person that can change the bond order is the magistrate judge who imposed it. If they have ordered "no bond", then they are being held until trial. If you are referring to a "no cost bond", that is where the defendant can be released as personal recognizance/PR bonds or in some jurisdictions own recognizance/OR bonds. They function just as regular bonds do, with the defendant promising to attend all future court dates in exchange for release. The difference is that

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Subject: Send inmate mail

The corrections officer calls their name at mail call

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Subject: Release questions

This is not totally up to the judge. The prosecutor will have to sign off and then recommend that the charges be dropped which would effectively release your inmate. This is not going to be a fast process so be patient

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Subject: Send inmate mail

No special device required. All of the pictures are printed on high-quality picture paper, printed to the edge and with brilliant color and mailed into the facility. The incoming mail is inspected by the staff before it's handed out to the inmates.

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Subject: Parole & probation

This depends on the PO's recommendation to the court and how and the violation was written up. The problem is that the original judge will decide and they are normally not happy to see the defendant back in front of them, violating the leniency previously provided. It could be a few months or the balance of the original sentence.

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