That is a risk that will have to be determined by the person lending the money. There is no easy answer here. It is all going to be in the hands of the bail people in your area and if you are able to convince them that their risk is worth taking. Normally, the requirement is ten percent of the total bond amount

Marrying someone who is incarcerated is entirely possible but requires navigating a process that varies significantly by institution and jurisdiction. The steps below reflect the general framework across most facilities. Step 1 - Contact the facility. Start by calling the prison or jail and asking to speak with the chaplain or a staff member who handles marriage requests. Every institution has its own specific requirements and the chaplain is almost always the right first contact. Ask specifically what their

The phone service at the California State Prison - Sacramento is GlobalTel (GTL). Unless there is a disciplinary hold on your inmate, he should be able to make all the calls he wants provided he has funds on his books or in an Advanced Pay account. If you are long distance to Sacramento, the InmateAid Discount Phone Service is something you should look into. We can save about $4.50 per call instate and more if your are out of state.

We are uncertain about work release marriages - we do not think they will approve it. Usually inmates with less than a year on their sentence are not eligible to get married. To communicate with a particular prison or jail about information for a particular inmate in that jail, you will have to contact them directly. With so little time left before their actual freedom, other than probation, why are you rushing to get married? Why not wait so that

That is largely a myth, it makes for good television but it is not how the system works. Certainly, prison labor seems tantamount to slavery as there is very little pay but inmates that get to work outside the institution in farm duty is a pretty decent detail for the inmates. They are outside, they are working at something somewhat rewarding and it gives them something to look forward to and a job is better than sitting around being unproductive.

It depends largely on where they are doing their time. In some cases this is the way of survival but it is not the "rule". Inmates can survive long stretches without joining any gang. The best pointers we can give is, ONE: Do not gamble, TWO: Do not offer your opinion, THREE: Respect another's space, FOUR: Do not butt in line, FIVE: Do not stray alone outside the eyesight of the correctional officers, SIX: Never get into a position where

In lower security prisons like minimum or low, there is a hug and a kiss when your come in and one when you leave but the contact must remain somewhat out of the sight of the guards. Holding hands under the table will be okay, nothing more than that. The higher the security, the more likely there will be a piece of Plexiglas between you.

In some state prisons, there are programs that offer up to one day of good time for two days working in the kitchen. You would have to speak with the institution's staff to get clarification on what good time credits pertain to them.

The staff absolutely opens and reads each piece of incoming mail. All inmates are prohibited from communicating with people associated with their case, with prosecution or judicial personnel (related to their trial), with other inmates from different institutions and with some felons (depending on the inmate's crime).

Start with VINELink.com, a free national victim and family notification service that provides real-time inmate location and custody status across most county and state systems. If the county denies having them but an inmate number exists online, VINELink can help confirm where they are held.