Subject: Inmate transfer
It depends on the inmate. All of the inmates have a program designed for them. Once they complete it to the satisfaction of the overseeing staff, they will work their sentence down at the next designation.
Subject: Family services
Inmates do not have access to the Internet and without it they cannot access InmateAid to know there is an Inmate Profile Page. Unfortunately there are no "free programs" for communication. Your inmate can apply for indigent mail with his counselor and they do provide free stamps, envelopes and writing material.
Subject: Family services
Going to jail does not automatically change a child support order. Only a judge can change or modify a child support order. If a parent that is in jail has income or assets that can be used to pay for your child's support, he or she has to continue to pay child support.
If there already is a child support
order, and the parent who was ordered to pay child support goes to jail (is incarcerated), the child support order does...
Read moreSubject: Prison jobs
The highest prison wage in the prison is paid by a joint venture program. It is a private company that operates using inmate labor. Their wages are minimum wage with the payments going to three different places. The prisoner has to pay room and board, a share goes to a bank account to assist the inmate upon release from prison. As well as a portion of the prisoners pay check goes to a family member if desired and some to...
Read moreSubject: Prison food
Yes they do, all of the facilities nationwide offer what inmates call the "best meal of the year". The second best meal is for Christmas.
Subject: Prison food
Yes they do. However it is not an elaborate meal with outlandish requests. Some requests that are granted are steak, cheeseburgers, ice cream or pizza. But they will not bring lobster or anything like that.
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Most inmates that do more than a year need some sort of reentry and rehabilitation counseling. These programs that are usually offered immediately before release or at the halfway house level and provide a safe, structured, supervised environment, as well as employment counseling, job placement, financial management assistance, and other services to help individuals rebuild their ties to the community for a successful transition.
Subject: Education & vocational training
Inmates who have not completed high school are required to study for and pass their GED. This is a service provided at no cost. If an inmate would like to take college courses and pursue a degree, they are encouraged to do so but the courses are offered by various accredited university like LSU and others through their "distance learning" programs. These courses are just like regular college with a price on each hour of credit. The courses are proxied...
Read moreSubject: Furloughs
Generally, it is easier to get a furlough from the halfway house than from the prison itself. halfway house is a transitional time where the inmate is given small time periods to go home and be with their family, find a job or go to religious services.
A furlough is an authorized absence from an institution by an inmate who is not under escort of a staff member, a US Marshal, other federal or state agent.
Furloughs are a privilege, not...
Read moreSubject: Survive prison
Maximum security federal inmates and most State prison inmates may buy TVs from the commissary for about $150.
Inmates watch regular network TV shows, the news and are connected to educational and religious programming, too - no cable though. General population TV does have basic cable, no premium channels.
