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Subject: Sex offenders

He will serve 85% of his sentence unless there are incident reports that take away the 15% good time credits they get automatically.  It is NOT true that most inmates get raped. It does happen but it depends on where they are doing time, what their profile is (their age and size), and if they are unwise as to how to do their time. Inmates must not put themselves in a position where they can be taken advantage of or

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Subject: Send inmate mail

Rikers Island operates as a complex of multiple facilities on the same island rather than a single building, which makes this question more nuanced than a transfer between two separate institutions in different locations. When an inmate moves from one facility to another within the Rikers complex, such as from AMKC to EMTC, the mail handling outcome depends largely on how efficiently the mailroom at the original facility processes forwarding. Because all of the facilities share the same island

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Subject: Sex offenders

The idea that inmates who have been down the longest are the ones most likely to pursue sexual activity with newcomers is a myth that gets perpetuated by movies and television more than reality. Consensual sexual activity between inmates, where it occurs, has nothing to do with how long someone has been incarcerated. It is not a hierarchy based on seniority and new arrivals are not automatically targets simply because they are new. The dynamics inside are more nuanced

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Subject: Sex offenders

On the sentencing question, sex offenses involving child pornography and exploitation are among the most strictly enforced categories in both the federal and state systems. Whether someone serves the full sentence depends on the jurisdiction and the specific charges, but the short answer is that good time reductions are limited and supervision requirements are extensive. In the federal system, sex offenders are subject to the 85 percent rule meaning at minimum 85 percent of the imposed sentence must be

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Subject: Visitation

All visitors that fill out a  pre-qualification - their name is run through the NCIC database for criminal record and outstanding warrants

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

The phone service at a particular correctional center is set up through a bid process. In this case, Global Tel*Link has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls - essentially a monopoly. Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls. The choice is whether you pay GTL for a long-distance call (to your number) or a local call (to a number that we get you). If you are already local, we cannot

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Subject: Pending criminal charges

This is one of the most common and most misunderstood situations in the criminal justice system and the honest answer is one that many people in your position do not want to hear but need to know. Once domestic violence charges are filed the case belongs to the state or the prosecutor, not to you. You did not file the charges and you cannot drop them. The decision to prosecute, negotiate a plea, or dismiss the case rests entirely

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Inmates do not have Internet access, the inmate profile pages are created by the members of this site.

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Subject: Inmate search

This normally means that he was "Released to Central Magistrate"; the magistrate is a presiding judge overseeing arraignment and bond. We think this means he was released on his personal recognizance.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Susquehanna County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania has a capacity of approximately 100 inmate beds. It is a smaller county facility by most standards, which reflects the rural and relatively low-population nature of Susquehanna County itself. The geographic breakdown of where inmates come from within the county or the surrounding areas is not publicly posted. County correctional facilities typically house a mix of people from the immediate county who are awaiting trial, serving short sentences on misdemeanor convictions, or being

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