Subject: Sex offenders
Yes, it definitely is an issue. It is not rampant, but it happens.
Subject: Sentencing questions
There is a sentencing date that can be obtained by contacting the Clerk of the Court of the county where they caught their charge. There are sentencing memorandums that both sides submit to the Court for sentencing recommendations. There are mandatory minimums that the judge has to consider, but nothing is known until the judge sets the sentence.
Subject: Visitation
He will have the option to remove you again if he is adamant about not seeing you right now. You might start by writing him a letter and seeing if you can work things out before resubmitting.
Subject: Family services
Yes, the mother cannot keep the baby in jail, BUT it is possible that she gets the baby when she gets out
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Yes, as long as you can wrap your head around the fact you are paying two companies to get the calls cheaper. We can save folks money in 70% of the situations. If you speak to your inmate more than once a week, this is probably for you.
Subject: Parole & probation
It depends on what the violation was and how pissed off the prosecutor and judge are at him for not taking the leniency he was granted serious enough not to mess up. We predict he will do some more time.
Subject: Re-entry & rehabilitation
Not likely, but depending on the violation there might be a chance. In the state of Georgia, they have PDAs, which are specifically for violators that need rehab.
Subject: Relationship issues
There is nothing to know. If a guard "gets with an inmate" it is RAPE, pure and simple. The guard becomes an inmate (for at least 5 years), so don't let your imagination get the best of you. Can it happen? Yes. Does it happen? Very rarely because the penalty is stiffer on the guard.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
InmateAid does not replace the prison phone company. Our Discount Phone Service works by using software to compare inmate call prices for all of the 25 or so prison phone carriers against all possible tariff scenarios. In 80% of the cases, a change in phone number will reduce the calls by up to 90% (usually 40-50%).
Some prisons use a system where the LOCAL line is the lowest price. So if you are not local, your calls will be 3-4 times more than a...
Read moreSubject: Relationship issues
Yes, this is a normal, typical experience that most women go through in riding out a sentence with an inmate you love. They have nothing but time to think about all the possibilities that are happening on the outside. Inmates create a "science fiction novel" in their head and dump all that on you, either on the phone or at the visitation. There is nothing you can do but maintain your innocence. This is the kind of thing that makes...
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