No bond. That is the standard position on probation violation warrants, and Tarrant County is no exception. When a judge issues a probation violation warrant, they are responding to a situation where someone was already given an alternative to incarceration and did not comply with the conditions of that agreement. The court's position is that bond was effectively already extended in the form of probation, and a violation of that arrangement removes the presumption that the person will appear voluntarily. Most...

Yes, Telmate, which operates through GettingOut.com, is the phone carrier at Winston County Jail in Alabama. Every call your boyfriend makes from that facility runs through their system. If you are paying more than $3.00 for a 15-minute call right now, InmateAid can get that rate down to $3.00 or less. The savings come from the same place they always do with jail phone carriers. Telmate charges different rates depending on the number being dialed, and InmateAid identifies the number that...

No, you do not need to pull and submit your own criminal history printout with the visitation application. The facility runs their own background check using the personal information you provide on the application. That is standard practice across most correctional facilities in California and nationally. They have direct access to law enforcement databases and conduct the check themselves rather than relying on documentation you provide. What matters is that the information you put on the application is accurate and complete....

These numbers are genuinely difficult to pin down precisely because most of what happens inside never gets formally reported, but research and firsthand observation point to some consistent patterns. Inmate-to-inmate sexual activity in women's facilities is more common than most people on the outside expect, and it happens for reasons that make sense in context. Long sentences, emotional isolation, the loss of normal intimate relationships, and the formation of genuine bonds all contribute. Estimates from corrections research and firsthand accounts suggest...

The rules are strict on this and the answer in most cases is no, at least not through the standard visitor approval process. Correctional facilities run every visitor applicant through a background check that flags prior felony convictions. A former inmate with a felony record will be denied through the standard approval process regardless of the relationship to the person inside. That is the baseline rule across virtually every state and federal system. The exception that sometimes exists is for family members....