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Subject: Education & vocational training
The best source for current program information at Fountain Correctional Facility is the facility itself. Programs, eligibility requirements, and availability change over time and vary by housing unit, so calling directly will get you the most accurate and current answer. You can reach Fountain Correctional Facility at 251-368-8122. When you call, ask to speak with the programs department or a case manager and ask specifically about the SRP program your son mentioned. Have his full name and inmate ID number ready...
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Subject: Halfway house
If your husband is reporting to a halfway house in Ludlow, Massachusetts, he is entering what the Federal Bureau of Prisons calls a Residential Reentry Center (RRC). These programs are designed to help inmates transition back into everyday life before full release. Here is what you can expect: What the environment is like: It is not prison, but it is still structured and supervised He will have rules, curfews, and required check-ins Staff monitor his progress and compliance Daily life and expectations: He will be expected to work or actively look for...
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Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Every situation is unique. We have a large number of members using 1000 minutes a month or more. State and county inmates can usually call as much as they want. Federal inmates get 300 minutes per month and 400 minutes for the months of November & December. The problem is the high cost of the calls. If your inmate is calling you long distance, look into getting a local number from InmateAid Discount Telephone Service and reduce the price by...
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Subject: Inmate phone calls
No. The InmateAid discount phone number is not a collect call system and should not be used as one. Accepting collect calls defeats the purpose of the service and will not produce the savings you signed up for. Here is how it actually works. InmateAid provides you with a local phone number that forwards to your existing phone. Your fiancee dials that number through the facility's phone system the same way he would dial any other approved number on his list....
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Subject: Commissary
Delivery timelines for online commissary orders vary depending on the service you used and the facility's commissary schedule. InmateAid is not affiliated with e-comm or most third-party commissary platforms, so we cannot speak to their specific processing times. For the most accurate answer about your order, contact the commissary service you purchased through directly. They will be able to tell you when the order was processed and when it is expected to be available to your inmate. A few general things worth...
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Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Yes, federal inmates are reviewed regularly through what is called a Unit Team meeting (often just called “team”). At facilities run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, these reviews typically happen about every 6 months. During this meeting, the inmate sits down with: Their case manager Counselor Unit team staff They review: Behavior and disciplinary record Work performance and program participation Overall adjustment to the facility Does this lead to a transfer to a lower level prison? Not immediately. Good performance helps, but there are a few steps: The inmate needs to show consistent good...
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Subject: General prison questions-terminology
In most cases there is no limit to the amount of photos an inmate may receive. In the cases where there are limits, we post the number allowed on their Prison Facility page.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
In the federal system, holiday phone minutes are handled as a temporary increase to the monthly allowance, not as separate deposits on specific dates. If your husband’s cycle resets on the 28th of each month, here is how it works: His normal allotment is 300 minutes per cycle During the November and December holiday period, that allotment increases to 400 minutes total per cycle The extra 100 minutes are included automatically in each monthly cycle that falls within that timeframe So he does not get: 100 minutes added on November 1 and December 1 Instead,...
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Subject: Inmate phone calls
Yes, you still need to do business with the prison phone company - their role is to monitor all of the calls and they have a monopoly arrangement to do so. Instead of registering your old "long distance number" and paying $15-18 per call, you register the new "Local number" and Global Tel can only charge the local line fee - approximately $1.75 per call.
Subject: Visitation
No. Vernon C. Bain Center does not permit conjugal visits. The facility operates under the New York City Department of Corrections, and New York City jails do not have a conjugal visit program. New York State correctional facilities, meaning state prisons rather than city jails, historically had one of the longest-running conjugal visit programs in the country known as the Family Reunion Program. However, that program applies only to New York State prisons, not to New York City Department of Corrections...
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