Subject: Send inmate mail
Yes. Maximum security designation refers to the custody level of the facility or the inmate's classification within it, not a restriction on mail access. Inmates in maximum security facilities retain the right to send and receive mail, and that right is protected under the First Amendment regardless of the severity of the crime they were convicted of or are being held for.
What changes at maximum security is the scrutiny applied to incoming mail rather than access to it. Every piece...
Read moreSubject: Money transfer
Money sent through Western Union is normally posted within a couple of hours. Depending on the system at the prison/jail, inmates may access their account on the telephone or their counselor hands them a receipt of deposit with the amount and the sender.
Subject: Inmate search
Title: Can You Email David Sweat Through InmateAid? (44 chars)
Snippet Answer: (47 words / 284 chars) Yes. The InmateAid profile for David Sweat is correct and current. He is incarcerated at NY DOC Mid State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York. If the release date on the record caused confusion, disregard it. All InmateAid services for this inmate are active and properly synced.
Expanded Answer: David Sweat became one of the most widely covered escape cases in recent American correctional history...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
When Securus is the company with the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls, you have to look carefully at the per-call price because they are doing things differently than the other prison phone carriers.. Securus has a rate calculator on their site and we use it to get you the BEST number for inmate calling - and now the local number isn't always your best option. Regardless, you have to use them to receive calls.
The choice...
Read moreSubject: Commissary
That is not a good sign. The fire camp is a good detail for inmates as they get to be outside and do a normal-type job. Getting transferred to the Centinela State Prison, where they provide for the confinement of General Population, Level I, Level III inmates, Level III sensitive needs and maximum security (Level IV) inmates would tell us that he might have lost his custody level due to some violation of rules.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Inmates cannot accept incoming calls, they have to initiate the call. Local calls are the cheapest - long distance and collect calls can run $15 for 15 minutes, people use InmateAid's Discount Phone Service to get local numbers making the calls from the jail at the cheapest rate.
Subject: Send inmate mail
Inmate mail is delivered Monday through Friday only
Subject: Prison violence
Fights happen in prison the same way they happen anywhere people are confined together under stress with limited options and no ability to simply walk away. They are a reality of the environment but they are far from inevitable for someone who understands how to navigate the social dynamics inside.
The frequency and severity of fighting depend heavily on the security level of the facility. Higher security prisons house people with longer sentences, more serious offenses, and in many cases histories...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
It depends entirely on the state and the facility, but yes, some systems have moved to free calls for inmates.
New York and Pennsylvania are two of the most notable examples. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision eliminated charges for calls made from state prisons, making them free for both the inmate and the person receiving the call. Pennsylvania's DOC followed a similar path. These policy shifts were driven by years of advocacy around the financial burden...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
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