Yes, and it is one of the more frustrating realities of how prison administration works. The criminal standard of innocent until proven guilty does not apply to internal prison management decisions. The administration does not need formal charges or a conviction to place an inmate in higher security, transfer them to another facility, or hold them in the SHU. They need a documented reason to believe there is a security concern, and another inmate's accusation can qualify as that reason.
Read moreOnly the price of a US Stamp
Read moreIf it's a federal sentence, and the judge likes you, they sentence you to 12 months and a day making you eligible for 15% good time. If you are in a state or county, you might get a break for good behavior and be selected for early release but because of overcrowding and the short sentenced inmates are the first to go.
Read moreNot unless they have a smuggled, illegal cellphone in their cell
Read moreSome State Prison websites post the inmate's work and disciplinary history. If they don't, you would have to contact the inmate's counselor or case manager for details. The BOP (federal) does not post this information
Read moreThe 2024 release date is likely already the adjusted figure reflecting the good time credit built into the sentence. Most state systems apply a standard good time reduction at the beginning of the sentence, typically around 15 percent, and that adjustment is what produces the out date you see rather than the raw third anniversary of his sentence start. If the release date already reflects that credit, the question becomes whether anything changes it between now and 2024. The
Read moreyes, but we would caution sending magazine subscriptions into any county jail unless they are serving a sentence of one year or more.
Read moreNot yet. Most facilities, including those in the Louisiana system, require an inmate to be housed at a location for a minimum period before a transfer request will even be considered. The general expectation is at least six months of clean time at the current facility before a request carries any weight. The reasoning is practical. Transfers take administrative resources, and facilities are not going to process requests from inmates who just arrived. Beyond logistics, a transfer request needs
Read moreRemember that the commissary is for the 'little extras'. 75% of inmates never go to the commissary. If you are able to send something without affecting your own ability to survive while they are there, $50-100 per week and they would live like a king/queen.
Read moreThe answer depends on where you live relative to the facility. Prison and jail phone carriers charge different rates based on whether the receiving number is local to the facility or long-distance. If you live in Arkansas and your number is already local to the Wynne area, you may already be getting the lower in-state rate. InmateAid can still potentially reduce that further by identifying whether a local forwarding number would trigger an even cheaper rate with whatever carrier
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