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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Inmates may write as often as they would like. Stamps are $0.49 and are bought at the commissary along with the envelopes and paper. However, since mail is considered sacred in prison by the institution, they will provide all of these items at no charge to indigent inmates. There is NO reason why an inmate cannot write their loved ones.

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.

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.

Probation violation at the federal level does not usually turn out well for the violator. Usually, the original sentencing judge sees the violator. When they look at the record, the sentence, the violation while at the halfway house.

It is much like most state facilities, minimalist meals and sleeping quarters. The worst part of incarceration is the boredom. The 1300 inmate Chillicothe Correctional Center is relatively new and has many recreational, educational and vocational programming options available. With the right attitude an inmate can gain a lot of knowledge if they are willing to put int the time. It is not considered a high risk facility but prison is still a serious place. Actually there have been more guard-on-guard domestic crimes

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.

Parole is an option if the judge has provided language in the Judgement and Commitment order. This is for state offenders only as federal sentencing no longer offers parole. 

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.