He is probably not looking at more time, unless what he brought in is either a weapon or a cellphone. The more likely outcome is that he will lose his accrued good time, he will be relegated to the SHU for several weeks or more. He will lose most privileges like phone, visitation and commissary. And finally, he is very likely going to be shipped to a higher security prison to finish out his sentence.
Read moreThe key question is whether his state DOC inmate number has been assigned yet. Once a person is sentenced to state prison, they are typically assigned a DOC number even before the physical transfer happens. If he has that number, you can deposit money directly into his state DOC account through the state's official deposit platform, and those funds will be waiting for him when he arrives at his assigned facility. To find the right deposit method, go to
Read moreWhomever is standing for him in court needs to make the judge aware of his mental state - this is one of his defenses. The judge should order a mental health evaluation if properly noticed. The results will give the judge some idea of how to proceed. If he was indeed involved in a serious crime the better alternative to incarceration for him would be in a mental health facility to help treat his illness.
Read moreThe short answer is yes, and the math makes it clear quickly. InmateAid does not replace the phone system at the jail or prison. Your family member still calls out through the facility's phone service the same way they always have. What InmateAid does is give you a local phone number to receive those calls on. That single change drops the per-call rate from long distance to local, and the difference between those two rates is where the savings
Read moreAny of the state SCI facilities in Pennsylvania are serious institutions. It is possible that your son has been in a few fights or so if he's been in the RHU a few times. But we are not wanting to alarm you becasue it is also possible he beat up someone, instead. The RHU is either for disciplinary reasons or adminstrative reasons. The latter could be protective custody, but we do not think that is the case or he would
Read moreThe RHU is the same thing as the SHU, it's all about solitary confinement. I have been in there three times in federal, you're not gonna get BS from me. I don't know about horror stories, but isolation is no picnic. What are your expectations, for someone to tell you it's great? Inmates get sent to the SHU for a variety of reasons. In most cases, it is a merited punishment for some rule violation. The more serious the infraction, the
Read moreThe two people you want are the counselor and the case manager. Those are your primary contacts for anything related to your son's situation inside the facility, whether it is housing questions, programming, release planning, or general welfare. Call the facility's main number and ask to be connected to your son's counselor or case manager by name if you have it, or ask them to direct you to whoever handles his housing unit. If you do not know the
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Read moreThe judge is not in the same jurisdiction as the agency that oversees ICE. The judge gave the bail based solely on the charges levied against your father but the ICE hold supersedes the bail - therefore the jail cannot release him, and the bondsman will not write a bond.
Read moreThe no-bond designation tells you something important about how the court views his situation. When there is no bond, the system is signaling that they expect him to be remanded to custody after the hearing anyway, which removes the urgency around bringing him before a judge quickly. Probation violations, particularly combined with a third DWI, are treated as a serious breach of the leniency he was already shown. The court is in no rush. There is no guaranteed timeline
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