The facility is not going to deliver that message for you through official channels. Staff are not supposed to pass phone numbers from outside parties to inmates, and while an occasional empathetic officer might make an exception, that is not something you can count on or plan around. The two reliable options are mail and visitation. Mail is the most straightforward. Write the new number in a letter or on a postcard and send it directly to your
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Read moreYou will have to let them know either by mail, by visiting or by speaking to a staff member and politely ask if they will relay the new number to your inmate (this is only 50% effective as they usually decline)
Read moreThere aren't many ways to effectuate change through advocacy for a federal inmate. Unless you have DNA evidence that can attract the attention of a judge that would cause the case to be reopened it's almost impossible to go against the full weight of the United States Department of Justice - the odds are heavily on their side.
Read moreIt depends on the facility's phone carrier, their tariffs and what your phone number is. If you email us that information, we will give you an exact price for both numbers.
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Read moreNo, and understanding the distinction is what makes the math click. InmateAid is not a replacement for the phone carrier at your jail or prison. Whatever company holds that contract, Securus, GTL, IC Solutions, or any of the others, stays in place. Your inmate still makes calls through that carrier and the cost still comes out of their account. That part does not change. What InmateAid does is use software to identify the lowest-cost number available for your
Read moreYou can contact the Clerf of the Court in the jurisdiction where they were prosecuted and convicted. Ask to see the "Judgement and Commitment Order". This is where the lawyers go to get their documents filed and research the filings in the case. There might be a nominal fee to print out any information you are requesting.
Read moreNo one can see who they are calling, visiting, texting or receiving money or mail from, they are provided with the same privacy on the inside as you are on the outside
Read moreThe inmate ID numbers are issued at the time of the arrest. That number follows them as long as they are locked up
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