you know it's up to the inmate themself... some respond the second they get your letter, others might procrastinate which could happen for a number of reasons... be patient, it ain't easy being locked up
Read moreVisitation is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday (8am - 3pm) and Monday nights. They restrict weekend days to one visit depending on your inmate's ID number... they do Sat/Sun like odd/even to keep the visitation traffic under control. Fri/Mon nights there are no restrictions. So, you can visit three days per week if you are able to get there that often. We recommend calling first, COVID is back in the news so there might be cancelations.
Read moreYes, magazines and some selfies of you!
Read moreMost correctional facilities have a process for exactly this situation. Call or write the facility and explain that you have a legal document requiring the inmate's notarized signature. Ask to speak with the inmate's case manager or the facility's legal or administrative department. They can walk you through the procedure, which typically involves the inmate being brought to an administrative area where a notary public employed by or contracted with the facility witnesses and notarizes the signature. This service
Read moreAbsolutely. Regular mail through the US Postal Service works just fine and there is nothing wrong with doing it that way. A stamp, an envelope, paper, and a pen are all you need. InmateAid's letter service is an option, not a requirement. The reasons people use it come down to convenience and privacy. You can send a letter from your phone in minutes without gathering supplies, printing photos, or making a trip to a mailbox. The return address on
Read moreYes, send it. You do not need the tier or housing unit. The facility's mailroom knows exactly where every inmate is housed by their inmate ID number, and that is how mail gets routed internally. The housing unit information is helpful but not required on the envelope. All you need on the address is the inmate's full legal name, their inmate ID number, and the facility's mailing address. The mailroom does the rest. They sort incoming mail by inmate
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Read moreYes, the service follows your partner wherever they go. The forwarding number InmateAid provides routes calls to your phone regardless of which facility your partner is calling from. The one thing to be aware of is that different facilities use different phone carriers, and the carrier determines the rate structure. A number that produces the lowest rate at a county jail may not be the optimal number for the prison he moves to. When the transfer happens, let InmateAid
Read moreYes, the inmate initiates the calls. If there is money on their books, they can call anyone.
Read moreYes, that is exactly how it works. Give the InmateAid forwarding number to your inmate and have him add it to his approved call list at the facility. When he calls that number, it routes through to your phone while triggering the lower rate that InmateAid's number was chosen to produce. InmateAid does not replace the prison phone system. Your inmate still calls through whatever carrier the facility uses, whether that is Securus, GTL, or another provider. What InmateAid
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