The felony record is going to make this a more involved process than a standard application, but it is not automatically disqualifying, and you have two significant factors working in your favor. Five years clean with no new charges shows a track record of compliance since release, and being the mother of his children gives the warden's office a concrete, child-centered reason to approve the visits. Arizona State Prison Complex facilities understand that children need access to incarcerated parents, and the...

Let's pretend that the Bill passes. It will not go into effect until late next year if it is not held up politically. Then the State will produce a document that will outline how the Bill will work and who exactly may benefit from it. Then the inmates who think they fit within the parameters of this law's guidelines will make their application. The application is reviewed, and he is accepted. He goes back to his original sentence, which is...

This is NOT a new law, it is a misintrepation of THE law. This Missouri Supreme Court ruling is considered a "legislative blunder", we are not certain of it's impact on any of the few hundred pending cases. It is our opinion that thjey will all be fixed on January 1, 2017 and if you are to take advantage of the loophole, do so before the new year. The decision dealt with a felony theft case – State v. Bazell — in which a...

Visitation rules at juvenile facilities are significantly more restrictive than at county jails, even when the person being held is technically an adult. Juvenile halls typically limit visits to immediate family members only, meaning parents and sometimes siblings. Friends, significant others, and extended family are generally not permitted regardless of the inmate's age. The reasoning is that juvenile facilities are designed to protect and rehabilitate young people, and controlling outside contacts is part of that environment. An adult housed there for...

The inmates are all treated basically the same. The ones that have a harder time inside are making it hard on themselves. If you look for conflict and confrontation, you are in the right place. There is plenty of trouble to get into if you act up. Generally speaking it's not like you see on television - you get three square meals and a bed to sleep on. You have a menial job and lots of time to kill. Boredom is the...

When an inmate has a history of being a corrections officer, especially with a charge as serious as child abuse, it is highly likely that the correctional facility will take extra measures to ensure his safety. Here's what you can expect regarding his placement: 1. Protective Custody (PC): High Risk for Harm: As a former corrections officer and someone facing a child abuse charge, your inmate-to-be will be at a higher risk of harm from other inmates. Child abuse charges are often...

Two things commonly hold up transfers to treatment facilities: overcrowding and detainers. If the treatment facility is at capacity, incoming transfers get backed up in county until a bed opens. That can take weeks or longer, depending on how the facility manages its population. There is no reliable way to rush it from the outside. The other possibility is a detainer, which is a legal hold placed by another jurisdiction that has pending charges or a warrant against your son. Detainers...

Not good. A fourth DUI in Michigan while actively on probation for the third is about as bad a combination as it gets in the drunk driving context. The new DUI itself triggers a new criminal prosecution, and the probation violation from the third offense runs alongside it. He is now looking at two separate legal matters hitting at the same time. In Michigan, a fourth DUI is a felony under the habitual offender provisions that apply after multiple convictions. Felony...

He knows the rules, if he does not register like he is supposed to, then they will keep locking him up. Why is he avoiding registration? The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, also known as SORNA, is part of a comprehensive federal law that requires states to maintain a system for monitoring and tracking convicted sex offenders following their release into the community. The Act makes it a federal crime to knowingly fail to register with a state's authorities, or...