Subject: Inmateaid website questions
The inmate profiles are created by the members of the site. We do not monitor, verify or update the profiles unless requested by the member.
Subject: Commissary
Sneakers are a real commodity in prison. Commissary sells sneakers and other shoe "upgrades" like boots, etc. The charges range from $50-125. There is also a "secondary market" where inmates sell used shoes either from inmates that have upgraded theirs or when someone is released as they departing inmates oftentimes symbolically leave their shoes behind.
Subject: Visitation
Federal visitation is run very much by-the-book, and for an FCI Low facility you will have "contact" with your inmate. Upon arrival you will enter and give your ID (you will have already gone through an approval process beforehand filling out a form your inmate mailed you). Once you are accepted for the visit you will proceed through a metal detector like you'd see at an airport. You may hug and kiss upon greeting and leaving but do not let...
Read moreSubject: Prison discipline
No, absolutely not. However, there are inmates that have illegally obtained smartphones and can get access for a brief time. Inmates caught with a cell phone are subject to harsh disciplinary actions including loss of all privileges (commissary, telephone, visitation and possibly freedom because they will certainly spend the next 6-12 months in segregation in the SHU). There is a chance the inmate will catch another charge which could add upto another FIVE YEARS to their sentence, plus they are...
Read moreSubject: Survive prison
the beds are thin and do not have much padding. there is nothing luxurious about the bedding. you might not get a pillow either. what i used to do was to collect several rolls of toilet paper and put them inside a towel to use as a pillow. there is heat is all facilities but many state prisons do NOT have air conditioning - especially bad in Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Arizona during the summer
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.
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.
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
Subject: Relationship issues
try calling the facility and ask to speak to the chaplain
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.
