Subject: General prison questions-terminology
No, not in the way you are probably picturing. You can send things that are "gifts" but in the form of what may be sent into a detention facility. [Sending a Letter](https://www.inmateaid.com/letters) with lots of photos is a great way to make an inmate's day. [Magazine subscriptions](https://www.inmateaid.com/shop/magazines) are the gift that keeps on giving, month after month all year long. Books, money and phone time are also great ways to show that you care.
Subject: Send inmate mail
You can send pretty much anything as long as there are no drugs, tattoos or gang depictions in the picture. If you are interested in "sexy pictures", they are acceptable as long as there are no private parts visible. Photos with you in lingerie or a bikini are perfectly fine, just try and keep it as tasteful as possible.
Subject: Marriage in prison
In many institutions will allow inmates to marry. There are some criteria, one being that they must have a sentence longer than one year. Call the facility chaplain for details.
What legal process applies is related to the rules of the place where the person is incarcerated, the terms of their sentence, practicalities, etc. The laws applicable to marriage however, are no different for someone who is in jail versus someone who is not.
The Supreme Court recognized marriage as a fundamental...
Read moreSubject: Inmate search
San Quentin State Prison: 415-454-1460 CDCR [Inmate Search](http://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/)
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
It is legal if the judge built it into the original sentencing order. This is more common than most people realize. When a judge sentences someone and there are fines or supervision fees attached, the sentencing document sometimes includes a provision that ties early release or a specific release date to payment of those amounts. If that language is in his order, then failing to pay the fees before his release date gives the court or the facility the authority...
Read moreSubject: Pending criminal charges
An inmate who is under investigation for conspiracy to smuggle contraband has basically no rights. They are not entitled to a lawyer; they are not entitled to privileges afforded to other inmates. Privileges such as phone time, commissary and visitation may be taken away for months and months because they are not a basic inmate right; they are "an extra". Inmates lose sight of the fact that they are prisoners of the jurisdiction where they are sentenced. Some think that...
Read moreSubject: Arrest record search
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Subject: General prison questions-terminology
It depends on a few factors. Criminal history, circumstances of the offense, injuries or damages are just some of the components in determining the length of the sentence. If we were to simply guess without knowledge of some of the factors listed above, 10 - 20 years.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Yes, the institutions provide standard issue winter-wear clothing. There are knit caps and heavy coats that get distributed when it starts getting cold.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
It depends on him. If he wants to break the cycle of being incarcerated, then he will go straight. If he is too institutionalized he will keep going back. You already know this, but he is the only one that can decide, you can't do it for him.
