There is no single set sentence for crossing the US border illegally. The outcome depends on several factors including criminal history, whether any additional charges are involved, and how the case is processed. For a first-time crossing with no other charges, the most common outcome is detention followed by an immigration hearing rather than a traditional criminal sentence. The person is held in an immigration detention facility while their case is processed and a judge determines whether they will
Read moreOnce someone is sentenced, the transfer from county jail to state prison does not happen on a fixed schedule. The timeline depends on several factors including the inmate's custody level classification, which determines which facility they will be sent to, and whether there are open beds available at the receiving institution. In general, the transfer can happen anywhere from one to two weeks after sentencing on the faster end, to two or three months on the slower end. Some
Read moreYou may use our letter writing service to notify your inmate of the new number, we will give you a coupon code which will pay for it. If they are moved to a different facility send us an email at aid.inmateaid.com with the new facility name and state, we will have the new number for you within an hour
Read moreYes, even if RDAP is recommended in the sentencing documents, the inmate still needs to actively request and go through the application process once they arrive at their designated facility. After intake and orientation within the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the inmate will meet with their: Counselor Case manager Unit team Those staff members will already have access to the PSR (Pre-Sentence Report) and any recommendations from the judge, including RDAP. What the inmate needs to do:
Read moreThe answer to this lies in the language of the PSR (pre-sentence report). If there is documented drug or alcohol abuse or dependency within 12 months prior to the crime, he will qualify. Absent this documentation in the report, it is very difficult to get the program. The judge's recommendation is not strong enough alone to coax the BOP to veer from their strict policy. Completing the program gets the inmate 12 months off their sentence and guaranteed six months
Read moreIf a scanned letter appears cut off in your account, the most common reason is that your inmate wrote on paper larger than the standard 8.5 x 11 size, such as legal paper. The scanning process is set up for standard letter-size pages, and anything larger may not capture the full content in the digital image. When this happens, InmateAid retains the original physical letter. Rescanning will not produce a better result if the issue is paper size, but
Read moreSeveral things can slow down or eliminate the possibility of early release, and most of them are within the inmate's control. Disciplinary infractions. Write-ups, shots, or incident reports are the most common reasons good time credits get taken away. A single serious infraction can cost an inmate months of earned credit. Repeated infractions can result in losing all accumulated good time and in some cases, adding time to the sentence through disciplinary segregation proceedings. Program non-participation. In both
Read morePossession of any weapon inside a correctional facility is a serious violation regardless of whether it was used to harm anyone. Intent and circumstances matter less than the fact of possession, and the consequences come from multiple directions at once. On the institutional side, an inmate found with a knife or any improvised weapon faces immediate placement in disciplinary segregation, loss of good time credits, and a formal incident report that becomes part of their permanent record. A weapon
Read moreTime in “the hole” (also called SHU or segregation) depends on the disciplinary charge and the hearing outcome. There is no fixed length. Typical ranges: Minor infractions: a few days to a couple of weeks Moderate offenses: several weeks Serious violations: a few months or longer in some cases The decision is made by a disciplinary hearing officer, and behavior while in segregation can also affect how long the stay lasts. Can they still write letters? Yes. Inmates in
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