Yes, Amazon is a perfect way to send newspapers to your inmate. Even if the inmate is in the fishtank, the SHU or the hole, they will get their mail and in that mail delivery will be their newspaper.

It has to be on prison-approved glossy photo paper, no more that 4" x 6" in size. InmateAid uses the correct paper but if you have the equipment at home you can do it your self. Let us know if you'd like a coupon code to try the service out, on the house!

You will have to petition the facility for approval. Felony visitors are often denied but if you have a compelling story, they might approve you.

All you have to do is register the InmateAid number as a land line. Be prepared for having to jump through hoops as the prison phone carrier Securus is a little more difficult to deal with than others, but your rights are protected and there is nothing that prohibits you from using our number and receiving lower priced calls. The FCC website endorses ["Low Cost Inmate Call Routing Services"](https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-323495A1.pdf) as a viable way for families to connect with their loved

You will have to get a special waiver to visit your inmate. There are occasions where visitation is granted but permission is definitely required ahead of time. If the visitation is allowed you will most likely we able to bring your infant son.

If you are talking about a furlough, they are rarely given. Furloughs allow the inmate to come home for 1-5 days depending on the circumstances. The circumstances are about the behavior of the inmate, the amount of time served versus their time remaining (on the low side) as they want to integrate the inmate back into society, and give them an incentive to return to the prison to finish out the remainder of the sentence.

Inmates are released with the money they have earned at their prison job, if there is a balance. Also the same is true for money that is deposited by someone on the outside (that was not spent at commissary) into the inmate's trust account.

Two month sentence inmates are called "short-timers". The inmates they will do time with are not interested in fighting unless they feel disrespected. Disrespect can come in many forms but if the inmate keeps to themselves and doesn't create conflict, if they keep their mouth shut, their opinions to themselves nothing will happen. As easy as it is to stay out of conflict and just as easy to get into conflict. If he is telling you it is not that bad, he will

Normally, you will have to set up an account for him to call you. Some facilities allow the inmates to buy phone cards at the commissary, if this is so then you can fund his trust account and he can dial direct. If you are long distance, the cost of the calls will be more expensive than if you were local. InmateAid's service takes care of this, if you want us to check your number against the prison's location we

Funeral attendance requires the warden granting a furlough. Furloughs are rarely granted and one to another state is unheard of. The inmate will need to contact the chaplain and their counselor. There will be paperwork necessary to be submitted to the warden for approval. It is not a quick or easy process - and unless your inmate is in a minimum facility with a light sentence left to serve it is doubtful that it will be allowed.