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Subject: Commissary

Yes, but you will not be able to hand it to him. You will be able to make a deposit into his trust account for use at the commissary in the lobby of the visitation area.

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Subject: Sentence reduction

There is no shortcut, but there are proven paths that consistently produce the best outcomes for early release. Here is what actually works. Protect good time credits. In the federal system, inmates receive roughly 54 days per year of sentence imposed as good time credit up front. That credit can only be lost through disciplinary infractions. A clean record is the single most fundamental requirement for the earliest possible release date. Every write-up is a potential setback. Complete

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Subject: Medical treatment

Sending prescription glasses to an incarcerated loved one is possible, but the process requires coordination with the facility to make sure the delivery is accepted and reaches them. Getting the Prescription You mentioned the prescription is available from the jail, which is a good starting point. Contact the facility's medical department or records office and request a copy of the current prescription. Having the exact prescription in hand before ordering ensures the glasses are correct and reduces

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Subject: Send inmate mail

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49-cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your inmate

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Subject: Send inmate money

JPay allows you to send money to an offender in all TDCJ prison facilities. Visit their website at jpay.com or call 1-800-574-JPAY to send funds using Visa, Discover or MasterCard credit/debit cards. Tell them InmateAID sent you...   ♦JPay Senders can make cash deposits at MoneyGram locations nationwide using an Express Payment form. Senders may also make cash deposits from their home after setting up a cash collection account with a JPay customer service representative.

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Subject: Visitation

Being told you are on the list but still not being allowed in is one of the most confusing and frustrating visitation experiences families deal with and there are several specific explanations worth investigating. The most common reason is a scheduling or capacity issue. Many county facilities, including the house of corrections, operate visitation on a strict schedule with limited slots available per inmate per visiting period. Being on the approved list confirms eligibility but does not guarantee

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Subject: Survive prison

All of the parish prisons in Louisiana have daily recreation, they have TVs, they have some form of book exchange, others have a library - but boredom is an issue. The inmate that can compartmentalize their situation and block out the surroundings can get into a meaningful routine of self-improvement and actually come out of there a better, more rounded individual. You help by sending in reading material. That is one of the main reasons InmateAid exists is to make

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Subject: Ice-immigration enforcement

Illegal reentry after deportation is a federal felony prosecuted under 8 U.S.C. 1326. The sentence your husband receives depends primarily on his prior criminal history and the circumstances of his previous deportation. The Basic Charge - No Prior Criminal Record If your husband was previously deported and has no prior criminal convictions, the maximum sentence under the basic illegal reentry statute is two years in federal prison. In practice, many first-time illegal reentry defendants with no criminal history

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Subject: Prison violence

Prison rape is real but it's not pervasive in every facility. Rape can happen to an inmate in a 24-hour DUI holding cell or in a maximum security prison. Surroundings and circumstances are different but the outcome of rape could happen in any one of the fifteen-thousand plus detention facilities in this country. 

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Subject: Visitation

Not unless they are given permission by the warden

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