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Entendemos la angustia de no saber cuándo regresará su ser querido a casa. La respuesta depende de dónde está encarcelado y el tipo de condena que recibió. Para presos federales, el Sistema Federal de Prisiones publica la fecha proyectada de liberación de cada preso en su buscador en línea en bop.gov/inmateloc. Puede buscar por nombre o por número de identificación del preso. Esta fecha ya incluye los créditos de buen comportamiento aplicados. Para presos estatales, cada estado tiene

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There is no single thing. Anyone who tells you that has not done serious time or serious self-examination. What actually works is a combination of choices made consistently over time, and here is what experience says matters most. Forgive yourself, and forgive the people who will not forgive you. You created this. Owning that without drowning in it is what allows you to actually move forward. Resentment toward others or toward yourself is a chain that keeps you connected

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The Parole Board meets once a month and the decisions are made the same day, usually within an hour from the end of the hearing. If your inmate is granted parole, they are immediately taken into protective custody (PC) for the remaining days or weeks until their release. Inmates are notorious for trying to "jack the parolee's time" by planting contraband or getting into a fight in an effort to delay or cancel the parolee's release. These inmate are jealous

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No, unfortunately they will never get to your inmate. Packages from home are not allowed.

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I was actually at the West Tennessee Detention Center in Mason TN near Memphis for three months, the visitation is in a room with tables and chairs, a platform for a single guard and some vending machines. We were able to hug and kiss upon arrival and departure. We held hands under the table the entire visit. The visitors go through a very vigorous and intrusive "pat down". They are carefully looking for people trying to smuggle in contraband.  They allowed

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You can send letters and photos, magazines and books also care packages (they must be bought and delivered to the facility by an approved vendor). InmateAid can do most of that for you, don't do it yourself, it is likely to be returned or discarded.

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Yes, the service for that facility is City TeleCoin. We will get you a number that will make the calls at the cheapest rate they offer. There should be a savings of $3-4 per call.

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The CDCR website does not provide that information. You can call the facility and ask to speak to his counselor.  BTW, your inmate definitely knows his out date.

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They can either reply to your address, or to the address of InmateAid. We receive thousands of Inmate Response letters on behalf of the Members of the site, it provides a way for people to communicate with an inmate without using their actual address. 

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The rules everywhere are that the inmate must initiate the call and you will be prompted as to whether you will allow the call to be connected. There are going to be charges connected to saying "yes". If you are going to speak with your inmate for more than once a week, you should look into getting a number from InmateAid to make the calls cheaper.

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