Our program will bring the cost of each phone call to the lowest possible price - but it depends on the facility, where it is located and who the current provider is that services that facility. A good general range is from $0.50 - $3.00. Most calls are in the $1.25 - $1.75 range. Let us know the details and we will try and give you a more accurate rate.

If your telephone number is local to the jail, then our service will not benefit you. The service at the jail has a contract making them the sole provider for outbound inmate calls. In most cases, a long distance call from the jail is more expensive than a local call. We get folks who are out of town a local number (that rings on their current phone, changing nothing). The phone provider for the jail will ONLY charge for the

All jails and prisons are tough. The experience is up to the inmate and how they deal with other inmates. If they are mouthy or confrontational, this is going to be a long, rough bid. If the inmate is willing to let the small stuff slide,go about their business and keep to a routine bothering no one, then it will be smooth sailing. Some of the prisons with the worst reputations are not hard on every inmate. Reputation is about

It all depends upon the security level of the facility. If it is a minimum security prison, then there will be places for the kids to play with their father. If it is higher levels, then it is much more strict about keeping the kids from roaming around - it's tough for them to sit still for long visits, but you don't know why certain inmates are there and the guards are mindful that kids could be targets, too. So

County jails in general are not "long term holding facilities, but that does not mean they are necessarily short term either. An inmate could be in county for a year or two before a trial, a sentencing, a transfer or a detainer.

The inmateAid telephone service works at ALL facilities where it can get a local number. You will still use the service at the jail, but if your telephone number is long distance (area code is not the only determinant), having a local number from the same rate center as the jail will in most cases save considerable money on a per-call cost basis.

Bond reduction will depend upon how good of a presentation his defense attorney does at creating good will and making the prosecution and judge feel that your husband is worthy of a reduction

The halfway houses that are supporting released state and county inmates are not necessarily designated for "sex offenders". Most cases the sex offenders are given some anonymity so as to not draw the ire and become a target of other ex-inmates. There will be the registration process that they will have to submit to... Call the Clerk of the Court for more specific details and information.

Go to your My Account area on the website. Click on Discount Telephone Service, click Add a Local Line, then select the state, the facility name, your telephone number and the calling plan you wish to buy. Go to checkout and then the pay page. Enter your debit card or credit card and pay. You will get an email confirmation of your purchase and in about an hour, you will get your new local telephone number emailed to you to

Depending on the facility, the inmate's calls are paid for by you as a prepaid service or by the inmate from their commissary money. The cost of each call is more expensive based on the whether it is long distance or local. The difference can be as much as $10.00 or more per call. We can get the local number for the inmate to use and drop the call cost by 80-90% per call. If you want more information, email