Yes you can and it is a good idea.

The facility will provide a deposit slip to the inmate notifying them that they have money to spend for commissary

There is very little you can do about the housing situation of an inmate. The designation is decided and approved by the administration and they internally document their reasons for every decision. These decisions are not available to the public. Once an offender is the property of the state, there is nothing an outside influence can change. He may petition his case manager for a transfer but the status of SHU is not available for appeal. If he has

Inmates may respond even if they have no money on their books. The facility allows for stamps and writing material to be provided to indigent inmates. Inmates with money, certainly can write.

Not usually unless they are on some Homeland Security restriction. But, remember that the staff opens and reads all incoming mail. They do not read the outgoing mail.

Inmates cannot receive calls. You will have to be on the receiving end of the call. There are several ways that this will work. Collect calls - are about $15 each and the most expensive way to talk. Inmate calling cards - inmates buy them from the commissary and then may dial you direct - the cost of the call is debited off the balance on the card. Pre-paid Account - you will need to set up an account with

The 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. If you would like us to create an inmate profile we would be happy to do it for you. We need as much information as possible to locate them. Their name, DOB and state are the minimum amount of information we'd need to get the search going. We will set up the profile

Mail is considered sacred in a prison, detention center or jail and it will get delivered when an inmate is in administrative segregation, the SHU or "the hole". They can also get money into their account but the actual spending will be somewhat restricted to a limited amount of items at the commissary.

Yes you can use Barnes and Noble, too.

The mail is sent through the US Postal Service with first-class postage. There is no return receipt on the letter and the mail room staff of the facility does not notify the sender that they have actually handed out the mail. If your inmate does not receive the letter within a reasonable time frame, let us know and we will investigate the reason. The staff holds mail until they read it and deem it appropriate for distribution. Keep in mind