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Subject: Inmate phone calls

If you have a number from InmateAid, we will replace the number at no charge. If this is from another service you will either have to contact the counselor at Adelanto and request the block removed.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Background checks are usually pretty quick, it should not take longer than five business days. One thing to note, the facility notifies the inmate of the approvals, not the person applying. Therefore, you will have to hear back from your inmate to know when.

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Subject: Furloughs

There is no "rule" when an inmate might be offered a furlough. They tend to get approved for a weekend pass to an approved home a few weeks before they are actually released

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Subject: Relationship issues

try calling the facility and ask to speak to the chaplain

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Subject: Visitation

When you are denied visitation the only way to get approved is from the warden. You will need to begin by calling the warden's secretary and in the most polite and humble voice, ask them how you would go about the proper channels to have your visitation denial appeal heard.

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Subject: Medical treatment

MRU stands for Medical Release Unit. It is a designation used in some state correctional systems for a specialized housing unit within a prison that provides enhanced medical care for inmates with serious or chronic health conditions who require more intensive treatment than the general population medical unit can provide. Inmates assigned to an MRU are typically those dealing with significant medical needs including serious illness, post-surgical recovery, or conditions requiring regular nursing or physician oversight. The unit functions

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Subject: Visitation

It is possible, and the mother-son relationship is one of the stronger arguments you can bring to a warden's office. Wardens do grant waivers in situations like this, and family visitation, particularly from a parent, is something many administrators are willing to accommodate when the circumstances are reasonable. The nature of the pending charge is the biggest variable. A minor charge that poses no obvious threat to facility security or the inmate's wellbeing is going to be received very

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Subject: Marriage in prison

Your inmate will need to speak with the prison chaplain to see if he is eligible to get married. Marriage in prison is not available to all inmates. If they are serving a long sentence you might be able to get permission, it is better to wait until they are released to have a really memoriable experience.

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Subject: Inmate transfer

we do not have that information. they will not alert the outside when an inmate is set for transfer either, so that the safety and security of the officers transporting inmates remains at the highest level.

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Subject: Sentence reduction

Prop 57 releases must go through an application process and get approval. There are no "automatic releases" from Prop 57. The inmate must go to their counselor and ask if they are eligible. If they are eligible, the counselor knows the forms to submit. The process takes weeks.

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