Subject: Relationship issues
She is a captive audience at the moment, so to speak...;)
All you can do is be yourself and take your best shot, you won't have a better opportunity than right now when she has time on her hands.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
There are over 18,000 prisons and jails and about 25 separate phone carriers that contract with individual facilities. In almost every case, there is a wide price variance depending on your location. In federal prison, the rates are six cents per minute for a local number, 21 cents per minute for a long-distance call. Any local number will help a federal inmate save money. We issue the local line, they give it to the inmate who has to initiate the...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
That might also be referred to as a "conjugal visit" where a spouse can have a sexual encounter with their related inmate but this is only available in four state prison systems, California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington. I will say that I saw a lot of sexual activity in the visiting room where the guards are lax, not paying attention, or are paid to look the other way.
Subject: Parole & probation
The US Parole Commission used the Salient Factor Score to assess a federal inmate's odds of a favorable outcome upon release. Parole no longer exists in federal law. But, the instrument contained seven items: prior convictions, prior commitments, age at first commitment, whether the commitment offense involved auto theft or checks, whether parole had ever been revoked or the inmate is a probation violator, history of opiate dependence, and verified employment or full-time school attendance for at least 6 months during...
Read moreSubject: General prison questions-terminology
you can call the facility and politely ask the person answering the phone if they would "gently break the rules" and pass your fiance the new number. This works 50% of the time. If you can talk nicely and respectfully you might get it done.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Yes prohibited by law, but that being said, cigarettes are easily attainable in Ohio state prisons for anywhere from $2-10 each
Subject: Work release
they have to be on the last 1/3 of their sentence and have a clean disciplinary history
Subject: Release questions
this depends on the other circumstances regarding the crime along with the behavioral record while incarcerated. If everything is straight, there is a great chance of getting out.
Subject: Send books and magazines
Both are genuinely good choices and serve different purposes.
A health and fitness magazine gives your family member something practical and motivating. Exercise is one of the few things inside that an inmate has real control over, and a fitness publication can fuel that routine with new workouts, nutritional information, and a focus on physical discipline. It also reinforces a healthy mindset during a period when it is easy to let things slide.
A business magazine like Forbes keeps the mind engaged...
Read moreSubject: Release questions
If eligible, Class 1 earns 30 days of good time credit per month. Class 2 earns 20 days credit per month; Class 3 earns 10 days credit per month; and Class 4 does not earn any good time. All inmates are placed in Class 2 status when they arrive
