It’s very simple to update your number. If you change your phone number, just send us your new forward-to number, and we will update it on your account. What this means: Your InmateAid local number stays the same (the one your inmate dials) We simply change where those calls are forwarded to Your inmate does not need to learn a new number How to request the change: Email us with your new number Include your current number
Read moreYes, and they DO! When we receive the letter from your inmate on your behalf - we scan it into your account and then notify you by email that it is there.
Read moreWhat happens next depends on what the violation was and how the parole board views it, but there are some common outcomes. Since he was close to finishing parole, the board will look closely at: Type of violation (technical vs new crime) His overall behavior while on parole Risk to the public If it was a minor (technical) violation: Examples: missed meetings, curfew issues, failed check-ins He could be sanctioned with short jail time Parole could be reinstated
Read moreWe are working on an international calling solution that should be available before the end of the month, early May 2017 at the longest. We will let everyone know by email promotion.
Read moreNone of the choices are "the best", and he is going to take it hard no matter how you deliver it. Our advice is to get it over sooner rather than later so that he has time to heal. In person, if he is likely to make a scene this would be the least favorable. On the phone, you only have 15 minutes, and in a letter you can really think about what you want to say. Therefore, we think
Read moreYou have to believe what you see with your eyes. You say it's on the rocks, incarceration is not a remedy for broken relationships. If he is writing and you are not getting the letters, then you might try calling his counselor or the mail room and inquire IF he is sending mail. If there are no letters, what is there to fight about...? Only you know your man, was he true to you before he went in, then we
Read moreYour son does not need to do anything on his end. InmateAid is a service built entirely for the people on the outside, and inmates do not have internet access to register for anything even if they wanted to. You create the account, set up your son's inmate profile, and handle everything from your side. Once his profile is in the system, you can send letters, photos, postcards, and access any of the other services InmateAid offers. Everything gets
Read moreThe inmate profiles are created by our members. We do not monitor, update or verify the information unless requested to do so. We have made the requested changes to your inmate's location reflected in the screenshot below. To communicate, you can write letters or send photos - you will have to go to your My Account area and click on the Inmate Page and then click "Letters". You will be able to communicate to them through there. InmateAid syncs up the
Read moreMost arrest records are not available without paying a small fee for the retrieval.
Read moreMail is considered sacred in a prison, detention center or jail. The facilities do everything can in their power to make communication available to all inmates. You are correct in that a lot of them are forgotten and get no mail at all. It is really great that you are reaching out and making some connections. These inmates need your attention if you have the time. There is a program for indigent inmates at every facility where they supply
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