Subject: Inmate phone calls
This depends on the rules of the specific facility. Some require an application and background check, others allow you to be placed on a list that the inmate submits. We would strongly advise you to call the facility itself and ask to speak with someone about the calling rules.
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release
Parole violators are brought before the same judge that imposed the original sentence. This is problematic because the judge first gave your husband a lenient ruling. Now your husband has to tell the judge why he violated, AND caught a new charge. We do not predict leniency this time around. Most likely he will have to do the amount of time that the parole cut and maybe even more time for the new charge - depending on what it entailed....
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
The balance of minutes available on the InmateAid Discount Telephone Service may be requested by email to aid@inmateaid.com. If you are close to or exceeding the minute plan, InmateAid will send you notification or Invoice detailing the overage minutes.
If you are exceeding the 300-minute Monthly Plan, the better option is to switch to the Quarterly plan which means you pay another $39.90 for the next two months ($19.95 x 2) and receive the 1000 minute/month plan. Each month is for...
Read moreSubject: Visitation
To get a special visitor's permission you would need to contact the warden and ask them to grant you a visit. Depending on the crime in which you are on probation for, you have a 50/50 change of getting this approved. Be patient, this is not an easy and swift process.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Yes, your inmate must dial your number to call you. If he did not bring a list of numbers with him, or he does not know your number you will need to send him a letter or a postcard so that he may put the number on a calling list.
Subject: Send inmate money
There are no online methods of money transfer available for the San Joaquin County Honor Farm. You may deposit money in the lobby kiosk at the facility or send a POSTAL money order through US Mail. Money orders must have the inmate's name, booking number and the return address of the sender.
Subject: Bail & bond questions
Usually not. The reason they were give a signature bond the first time was that they trusted the offender would appear. Since they failed to appear, it is unlikely they will get a bond this time unless the charges are very minor and the magistrate does not feel that the offender is a threat to the community.
Subject: Sentencing questions
A third felony conviction is serious and the system is designed to treat it that way, but it does not mean all options are off the table. What is available depends heavily on the state, the nature of the offenses, and the sentence imposed.
Several states have habitual offender laws, sometimes called three strikes laws, that impose mandatory minimum sentences or significantly enhanced penalties on third time felony convictions. California is the most well known example, though many states have their...
Read moreSubject: Visitation
Yes - sometimes, there are some instances where inmates are allowed visits even if they are relegated to the SHU. You might call the facility and ask to speak with their case manager before taking the trip to visit so that you are certain they are able to receive you.
Subject: Commissary
You cannot find an inmate's commissary balance online - the inmate's person information (commissary balance, visitation list and phone call list and log) is kept private.
