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Read moreYes, the service follows your partner wherever they go. The forwarding number InmateAid provides routes calls to your phone regardless of which facility your partner is calling from. The one thing to be aware of is that different facilities use different phone carriers, and the carrier determines the rate structure. A number that produces the lowest rate at a county jail may not be the optimal number for the prison he moves to. When the transfer happens, let InmateAid
Read moreYes, the inmate initiates the calls. If there is money on their books, they can call anyone.
Read moreYes, that is exactly how it works. Give the InmateAid forwarding number to your inmate and have him add it to his approved call list at the facility. When he calls that number, it routes through to your phone while triggering the lower rate that InmateAid's number was chosen to produce. InmateAid does not replace the prison phone system. Your inmate still calls through whatever carrier the facility uses, whether that is Securus, GTL, or another provider. What InmateAid
Read moreNo. The inmate is not held responsible for a visitor's outstanding warrant. The background check process catches these things and the visitor will simply be denied approval, but the inmate who submitted the request is notified and not punished. They are not expected to know whether someone they care about has a warrant in another jurisdiction. The person with the warrant, however, should take this seriously. If a warrant is discovered during the facility's background check process, the information
Read moreUnlikely. Federal prosecutions do not work the same way as state cases. In the state system, there is often more room to negotiate back and forth over time. The federal system is much more transactional. Once the government extends an offer, that offer typically reflects what they believe they can prove and what they are willing to accept. They do not usually sweeten it just because time passes. After 11 months of pretrial incarceration, the government has made its
Read moreYes, and it is fairly common. When someone arrives at a facility on a parole violation hold, they are often placed in administrative segregation or a restricted housing unit during the initial intake period while their status is sorted out. This is not necessarily a punishment. It is a classification and assessment step the facility goes through when someone comes in on a hold rather than as a fresh commitment. The lockdown period gives the facility time to review
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Read morethe short answer is "no". however, there is a very robust black market in dealing cigarettes between inmates. if your inmate wants to smoke they will find a way
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