To send money and care packages online to an inmate, you'll need to use authorized services that are approved by the correctional facility where your loved one is incarcerated. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do both: 1. Sending Money Online Approved Services for Sending Money: JPay: JPay is a widely used service for sending money to inmates. It partners with many correctional facilities across the U.S. Access Corrections: Access Corrections offers online deposits and also provides a mobile app for convenience. Western Union:...

This is one of the hardest situations a family can face, and the honest answer requires addressing both the legal reality and the human one. On the federal gun charge, being a felon in possession of a firearm carries a mandatory minimum of five years under federal law. Federal inmates serve 85% of their sentence, which on a five-year sentence means a minimum of approximately 51 months before release under normal circumstances. There is no standard early release provision based on...

No. eBay is not an approved vendor for sending books to inmates and orders placed through it will almost certainly be rejected at the mail room. The rule at virtually every correctional facility is that books must be sent directly from a publisher or an approved retailer. The reasoning is security: a book coming from a verified commercial source has a traceable chain of custody that a used book from an individual eBay seller does not. Facilities cannot verify where a...

Yes, you can absolutely get a new number set up after a transfer, and you do not have to wait for your current month to expire. When an inmate moves from a county jail to a prison, the area code and phone system usually change, so a new local number is needed for the discount service to keep working properly. Here is what to do: Provide the name of the new facility Request an updated local number for that location In most cases, the new number can...

You have two main options, and each works a little differently depending on what matters most to you. 1. Putting money on his books (commissary): He can use that money to buy phone cards inside This can help avoid some setup or deposit fees from outside phone providers Calls may be more straightforward and sometimes cheaper Downside: Once the money is on his account, he can spend it however he wants Calls to anyone Commissary items like food or hygiene products 2. Setting up a phone account: You create and fund an account with...

Programming and good behavior are the two most important things your cousin can do with the time she has left, and they absolutely matter to the people who make decisions about her future. Whether they directly reduce her sentence depends on how Pennsylvania's system handles good time credits and what release mechanisms are available to her specifically. Pennsylvania's good time credit system is more limited than some other states. Unlike the federal system where good time is calculated and applied in...

This is a legitimate grievance and there is a clear path to getting it resolved, but it requires persistence and going through the right channels. Start by calling the facility directly and asking to speak with the accounts manager or trust fund office. They have access to the inmate's financial records and can see exactly what was withdrawn, when, and whether a corresponding order was fulfilled. Have the approximate date of the transaction and the amount ready when you call. That...