Ask The Inmate. Real answers from people who've been there.

The actual determination of being sent back to jail or not lis with the judge who presided over the original case. This is where the word of the probation officer has little weight. They are not the final decision maker. They may very well said, "I'll recommend to the judge to please defer sentencing in lieu of enrollment to a rehab center." The judge can take the recommendation or not. In this case, maybe there was something bothering the judge...

InmateAid is NOT a replacement for the phone service at the prison or jail, we make their service cheaper with local phone numbers (or in the case of Securus, NCIC or City TeleCoin we get out of state numbers to save you money). Sometimes our service can save you as much as $12.00 per phone call, other times it will not save anything. If you would like to get an honest assessment, let us know the name of the facility...

Divorcing someone who is incarcerated follows essentially the same legal process as any other divorce. The fact that they are in prison does not prevent the process from moving forward and does not require their consent to begin. The first step is filing the divorce petition with the family court in your jurisdiction. That filing initiates the case and generates the documents that need to be formally served on your spouse. Service of process is the legal requirement that the other...

The InmateAID inmate profiles are set up by the member/users of the website. We do not monitor, verify or update the profiles unless requested by the member/user. There are various ways to search for your inmate to make certain that the profile you create is accurate so the services from this site will sync up properly. If you email us the name, DOB, and the state that your inmate is in - we will set it up for you....

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your inmate would...

You cannot send books from home. They are very security-conscious and require any books to come directly from the publisher. [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?node=283155&tag=inmatecom-20&camp=15329&creative=394453&linkCode=ur1&adid=1NK4T3Z8XDKYJ0S12D53&&ref-refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inmateaid.com%2Fpages%2Fdetails%2Fsend-books-to-an-inmate-in-prison-or-jail) is a trusted publishing brand and therefore our partner in helping folks send books into the prison or jail. To send a book, you have to enter the inmate's name, ID number and the correct address of the facility. You have to buy "new paperback books", the used books are sold by third party affiliates and those books will...

Parole boards are vested with almost unlimited power to decide who gets out of prison when, and why. Hearsay, rumor and instinct are all fair game. The law directs the board to take into account “the inmate’s culture, language, values, mores, judgments, communicative ability and other unique qualities.” In many states, the boards’ most basic workings are shielded by law from public view. Boards are not obligated to give any but the most cursory reasons for their decisions, which...

All of the facilities do things differently. To be certain, you might call them to ask what their procedures are. Typically, you will need to go through an NCIC background screening process to gain approval. Felons or co-defendants are usually not allowed for visitation. Unless you are a close family member with a criminal record, you might gain approval by petitioning the warden for a special exemption. The approval process sometimes requires the inmate sending you a form to fill...