Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Usually there is no big difference except for the size of the palce. They are all confining, tough places to live for any period of time. Being locked-up is the same everywhere. If you are going to ride or die, then make sure you are sending him stuff to read. There is no better wqay to do your time then escaping through reading a good book.
Subject: Sentencing questions
If they are in a county jail, then yes they are moved to a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility depending on the security level designation decided during the period before movement.
Subject: Ice-immigration enforcement
The first determination will be the charges against him and does the judge consider him a flight risk or a danger to society. The problem here is that he has a failure to appear which is exactly what the judge will rule on. Our guess is no bail. Being married to a US citizen does not automatically make you a citizen. The courts will contact Homeland Security to see if his immigration status is in jeopardy. We are afraid that...
Read moreSubject: Sentencing questions
Yes, that is a real possibility, and it is worth understanding how this works so you know what you are dealing with.
The state case sounds like it was already headed toward a short sentence, around 7 months, before he missed his sentencing date. Missing that court date is a serious problem on its own. Judges take a dim view of it, and when he does eventually appear for sentencing on that charge, the judge will almost certainly factor in the...
Read moreSubject: Bail & bond questions
The bail bonds man - you are paying them to vouch for your niece's "promise" to appear for her court appearances. If she skips, the bond is forfeited, your ten-percent and their ninety-percent.
Subject: Visitation
There are visitation days and times that are set by the facility or institution
Subject: Halfway house
You can use the bop.gov inmate locator. If you know they are in RRM Montgomery, it means that they are in the halfway house. But, there are several locations in the Montgomery region and you will not find the actual halfway house listed on the BOP website. His release date is November 23, 2015.
Subject: Inmate transfer
When someone is sentenced and waiting to move from county jail to state prison, the transfer timeline is one of the hardest things to pin down. There is no fixed schedule. It could happen within a few days or drag out for several weeks, depending entirely on available bed space at the receiving facility and how the state transport system is running at that moment. Nobody at the jail will give you advance notice. One morning he simply will not...
Read moreSubject: Visitation
Jewelry and piercings are generally permitted during visitation as long as they do not set off the metal detector or create a concern for staff during the security screening process. Permanent or fixed piercings that cannot be removed are understood to be part of the visitor's person and are not typically a barrier to entry on their own.
That said, facilities vary in how strictly they apply jewelry rules, and some have specific policies about the amount or type of jewelry...
Read moreSubject: Send books and magazines
Amazon is the best way to send a bible. Make sure thagt you are buying it directly from Amazon and not a reseller of their books, which are usually lower priced and used. They will not make it to your inmate. Whatever your selection is, it should be paperback only. [Click InmateAid Services - Send Books](https://www.inmateaid.com/shop)


