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Subject: Marriage in prison

No, marriage is not permitted in the Hamilton County River City Correctional Center (RCCC). The average length of stay is less than a year. Marriage in jail is only for long-term commitments. Do your relationship a favor and wait until you can do this in a way that you'll always remember, why do it in jail... just wait you'll be glad you did

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Subject: Marriage in prison

No, unfortunately, the county jails do not allow marriages. There is only a short list of prisons that do, and the inmate has to have a long sentence. Inmates are in county jail no longer than 24 months.

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Subject: Send books and magazines

The magazine subscription takes 8 weeks at least to get the first issue rolling. Our policy is that you can change the address as many times as necessary. We know inmates get moved all the time and this concession seems to work well for all parties.

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Subject: After prison challenges & services

just email the new location and we will make the change for you at the publisher. your inmate will not miss an issue.

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Subject: Emergencies - natural disasters

Yes, you can call the facility and speak with the unit secretary, case manager or counselor.

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Subject: Inmate transfer

A custody level increase almost always triggers a facility change, and the reason is straightforward. Facilities are built and staffed to manage inmates at specific security levels. A level 2 inmate and a level 4 inmate have different supervision requirements, different housing needs, and different risk profiles. When someone's classification score moves up two levels, the facility they are in may no longer be appropriate for their new classification. Whether a transfer happens immediately depends on one thing: whether

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Subject: Send inmate money

On the commissary question first: InmateAid does not handle commissary or trust account deposits directly. That is a separate service from what InmateAid offers. InmateAid's services cover phone savings, mail, letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards, and magazine subscriptions. For putting money on your inmate's books you will need to use a dedicated deposit service. On JPay versus MoneyGram, both are legitimate and widely used but they work differently and are not available at every facility. JPay is a

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Subject: Marriage in prison

Inmates may marry in prison under some very specific guidelines. First, have your inmate talk to someone at the facility and find out if they even allow it there. If they do, then he will need to know what the criteria are and if they qualify.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Almost certainly yes, the data exists. Virtually all jail phone calls and video visits are recorded and the recordings are retained. The question is whether and how that data can be accessed by the inmate or their attorney. For inmates requesting copies of their own call or visit recordings, the process typically runs through the jail administration. Your husband would need to submit a formal request through the proper channels at Elkhart County Jail, most likely through his case

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, that is the only way an inmate may communicate by phone because they cannot receive an incoming phone call.

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