Absolutely. In fact, the best thing you can do for someone in segregation is to fill their days with plenty of stuff to read. Letters and photos keep them connected - but books, magazines and newspapers will bridge that gap of no outside contact.

Usually, new inmates that are not in the general population are awaiting a decision on just where they will place them based upon their criminal history and how crowded the prison is has some factors.  If the inmate is low-risk for instance, they might not have a space until someone gets moved so they wouldn't place him in a potentially dangerous situation. Or vise versa. This time period is confusing but it is mainly done to make sure they do

It happens, but the reality is more nuanced than what television depicts. Prison rape is not a universal experience, and for most inmates it is not something they will encounter directly. The frequency and risk vary considerably depending on the type of facility, the custody level, the population, and the individual's own behavior inside. Maximum security state prisons carry more risk than low-security federal facilities. County jails, which house a more transient and sometimes more volatile population, can present

There are a few with the name "Florence" in them.  Some are county, some are state and some are federal facilities.  Check the Prison Directory on the home page for details. To visit, you need approval from the facility.  You will fill out a form and submit it (some require a small fee to run a background check). Once approved, you are permitted to visit.  Make sure to read the rules about what you can bring and how to dress.

Once a letter is sent through InmateAid, delivery typically takes the same amount of time as standard US mail to that facility, usually a few business days depending on the location. There is no tracking confirmation sent to you when your inmate receives it. Mail delivered through the prison system works the same way a regular letter does once it leaves our hands, and facilities do not notify senders when mail is received. If your inmate says they have

Unfortunately we cannot accommodate international calling for inmate usage. We are working diligently with our software engineers to come up with a service that will give the international member a solution. It is high on our priority list to complete and will happily place you on a growing list of people interested in this service. You can use InmateAid to write letters and send photos through our system at very reasonable rates. Your inmate can write you back through InmateAid,

No. Your inmate list is completely private. Inmates you correspond with have no way of seeing who else you are writing to through InmateAid. Your account information is not shared with anyone inside a facility, and there is nothing in the letters themselves that would reveal other correspondences you have going. InmateAid protects both your privacy and the privacy of every inmate on your list. That means your personal information, your account activity, and the identities of others you

Yes, it is possible, but it is not simple and it does not automatically change anything about the immigration case. An inmate with an immigration detainer can legally get married while in detention. The process requires approval from the facility administrator, and in ICE custody cases, the ICE Field Office Director may also need to sign off. Each facility handles the logistics differently, so the first step is submitting a formal request to administration and finding out exactly what

InmateAid gives you a local number that you use to set up with the phone carrier - like Global Tel Link. Make sure that it's a completely separate account from your long distance account.  Add money to the new account and now the calls will be billed only a local calling charge (no per minute price) wiping out that $1.00+ per minute charge you've been paying.

Juvenile detention facilities operate under much stricter privacy rules than adult jails and prisons. In most states, the names and ID numbers of juveniles in the system are not available to the general public, even to people trying to send mail. This is by design and is not something InmateAid is able to work around. That said, there are still some practical options worth trying. Call the facility directly. If you are a family member or legal guardian,