There is a chance he could still receive it, but it is not guaranteed. Mailrooms rely heavily on the inmate’s name and ID number to make sure the letter goes to the right person. If the ID number is incorrect, the usual procedure is to return the mail to the sender. That said, some mailroom staff will still deliver it if the name is correct and they can clearly identify who it belongs to. So realistically, it depends
Read moreOnce an InmateAid local number is requested and payment is processed, the number is typically assigned and ready to send to your inmate within an hour. That is fast enough that you can include it in a letter the same day or pass it along through the next available phone call. The setup fee for the local number service is $19.95. Whether that cost makes sense depends on how much the number actually saves per call and how frequently
Read moreParole is the serving of part of your sentence under supervision in the community. The law says that the Parole Commission may grant parole if (a) the inmate has substantially observed the rules of the institution; (b) release would not depreciate the seriousness of the offense or promote disrespect for the law; and (c) release would not jeopardize the public welfare. Parole has a three-fold purpose: (1) through the assistance of the Probation Officer, a parolee may obtain help with
Read moreYes, your wife can call your cell phone from TDCJ, but there are a few steps you need to take to make sure everything is set up correctly. First, you will need to set up an account with the prison’s phone provider. TDCJ uses a contracted phone system, and all inmate calls must go through that provider. Once your account is set up and funded if required, your wife can add your number to her approved call list.
Read moreWe estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband. Any delay that occurs at the facility is out of our control. We make no guarantees as to how long it will take as there are thousands of facilities and none of them do things the same way.Please be patient, if the ID number and facility are correct we are
Read moreThere is no maximum limit on how much money you can send to an inmate's commissary account at Cuyahoga County. The practical minimum is around $10, though the transfer fees associated with sending money mean the actual amount received will be slightly less than what you send depending on the service used. Most transfer services, whether Western Union, JPay, or the facility's own deposit system, charge a transaction fee that comes out of the total. Factor that in when
Read moreIf your inmate is moved to a different prison, you do not lose the phone service you already paid for. All you need to do is contact InmateAid with the new facility information. Once they have the updated location, they will assign you a new local number that matches the rate center for that facility. This is what keeps the calls at the lower local rate. There is no additional charge to switch the number when your inmate
Read moreMany of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your inmate would write you back to the return address on the letters which are to the InmateAid corporate offices in Florida. We receive the letters on your behalf, scan them into your My Account section and notify you by email that they are waiting for your review. There is a charge of $1.49 for this service. The people that use this service like the security and privacy
Read moreThe phone system should be the same in Allenwood as in almost all of the federal facilities. The inmates use Trulinks which is monitored and maintained by the BOP. Inmates have an internal, closed computer system that controls the inmate accounts: commissary, Corrlinks email and the telephone system. Loved ones from the outside fund this account centrally through Western Union. The inmate moves the money between the services at their discretion. During the holiday time (Nov & Dec) inmate get
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