Yes, inmates are legally entitled to three meals a day and every facility operating within the law is required to provide them. That is the standard across federal prisons, state facilities, and county jails. It is not a privilege, it is a constitutional baseline rooted in the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. What those three meals actually look like is a different conversation entirely. Prison food is functional, not enjoyable. Meals are designed to meet
Read moreThere is a resident or visiting chaplain at every detention facility. You may call the main number and request to speak to the chaplain. They are usually very good at giving time to concerned family and friends. Normal visitation will usually cover a pastor's visit. The only time it is considered a "special visit" is if there was some sort of family emergency and the pastor would need to deliver news to the inmate in person. That may be arranged
Read moreUsually the meal times are 6am-7:30am for breakfast; 11:00am-12:30 for lunch and 4:30 - 6:00 for dinner
Read moreYou may do so with InmateAid. All of the correspondence coming from you through us has the InmateAid return address and not the sender's. If the inmate wants to write you back, they may do so through us as well. We receive and post their letter to your account and notify you via email of it's arrival.
Read moreIf it is not posted online, the best way to get the exact release date is to call the inmate's counselor, case manager or unit team secretary
Read moreThe inmate has to either use a phone card purchased through the commissary, or you will have to set up a pre-paid account with IC Solutions. The cost of a local call is less expensive than the cost of a long distance call. The price difference is why people use InmateAid.
Read moreTo send money to a federal inmate, you have to use MoneyGram. You will need your inmate's name and 8 digit inmate ID number. When you get to the drop down selections, look for Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP).
Read moreWhy did he not take his drug test? When he got out early he knew what the rules were. "Just a VOP (violation of probation) for not taking a drug test" makes it sound like YOU think it's no big deal. Yes, he is probably going back to finish the original sentence length.
Read moreWOW, thanks for the kind words. As far as a recommendation of how to "spread the word", we are much on asking others for promotion as it seems a little disingenuous. But, if you are inclined, there are people that will say something nice on Facebook (some that don't LOL). If it works for you, then that is all the recognition we need.
Read moreFederal prison camp is not like anything you'd see on television, it's not like "Orange is the New Black". There are no cells, it is an army barracks-like sleeping arrangement. Large dorm with rows of bunk beds separated by lockers. The basic inmate profile consists of low threat, shorter term inmates with non-violent pasts. All inmates must have a job whether it be in the kitchen, cleaning the dorms or bathrooms, working in commissary, the library, in education or landscaping
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