Residential Drug Abuse Program. RDAP is limited to federal inmates. Inmates that complete the 9 month program get 12 months off their sentence plus a guaranteed 6 months of halfway house. If you want more information please email us at aid@inmateaid.com.

Visiting at FCI Phoenix is generally well organized, especially compared to county jails. It is understandable to be nervous for your first visit, but the process is usually smooth if you follow the rules. Arrival and check-in: Plan to arrive early, especially on weekends Bring a valid photo ID You will go through a check-in process and basic security screening Will you get turned away due to crowding? It is uncommon at federal facilities. Visitation is structured, and while

It depends on the facility's warden and custody level of the inmate. We would advise calling the chaplain of the prison and see what their rules are on inmate marriage.

We estimate it takes 2-3 business days. However their could be delays once inside the facility as they open each piece of mail for contraband - in some cases read all the mail too. Be patient, we have excellent delivery success.

Most detention centers do not allow conjugal visits. There are a few state systems that allow it but none in county or federal. The visits are not "intimate" and depending upon the custody level of your inmate, you might not even have contact. The county jails are difficult to assess as the visitation rules differ. We would advise calling them and getting specific instructions to be sure.

Yes. In the California system, a CDC number is assigned to a person the first time they enter the Department of Corrections and stays with them permanently. Whether this is a parole violation, a new commitment, or a return on new charges, the same CDC number follows your husband throughout any future involvement with the California system. You can use that number to locate him in the CDCR inmate locator as soon as he is processed into Wasco Reception Center.

The silence after a transfer to a new state facility is normal and almost always temporary. Coastal State Prison, like most Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, requires new arrivals to complete an intake and orientation period before phone access and visitation are established. That process typically runs one to two weeks depending on the facility's pace and current population. During that window your son is being evaluated, assigned to a housing unit, and meeting with his unit team. Phone

InmateAid was built by a former federal inmate who also spent time in county and private prison facilities. The site exists to help families and loved ones support someone who is incarcerated, from the day they are arrested through their release and reentry. That is what the tagline Before, During and After means. Here is what the site offers and how it works. Personal Inmate Page. You create a profile for your inmate that serves as a central

The calculation depends on whether this is a state or federal case and what the applicable good time rules are, but here is a realistic breakdown based on what you have described. A six-month sentence with half time means the baseline expectation is serving approximately three months before release eligibility. The 17 days of work release credit you have already accumulated will come off that total, which reduces the remaining time to serve by those days from the point

In the federal system, “the hole” is called the Special Housing Unit (SHU), and the amount of time an inmate spends there after a fight can vary quite a bit. There is no true “average,” but here is a realistic range: Investigation phase: It is common for inmates to be placed in SHU for a week or two while staff review what happened. Your fiancé being there for 9 days so far fits within that normal window. After the hearing