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Subject: General prison/jail questions

It depends on the institution, they all have different programs and curriculum. You might try calling the facility and ask to speak with the case manager, counselor or unit team secretary to get more information.

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Subject: Bond questions

There has to be a little more to this story. A no-bond hold means that someone in the judiciary does not think your boyfriend will appear when his court date comes up. If he has a lawyer, they might petition the court for a magistrate hearing to see if a reasonable argument may be made to lift the no-bail hold. Unfortunately you will most likely have to ride out the next three months to get that answer when he

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Subject: Visitation

Visitation on Christmas is not usually different than other days except for the holiday spirit. The number of visitors is very heavy on Christmas and Thanksgiving so there might be time restrictions due to overcrowding. You should check with the facility before you go just to make sure there are no limitations imposed due to the anticipated traffic

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Subject: Send inmate mail

We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband. Once they decide the mail is fit to be handed out at mail call, your inmate will receive it. Any delay that occurs at the facility is out of our control. We make no guarantees as to how long it will take as there are thousands of facilities and none

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Subject: General prison/jail questions

The procesution along with the grand jury determine from the evidence presented, exactly what charges will be filed. It is up to the judge presiding over the case to determine how to sentence the offender. Here is the exact statute 3454 California Penal Code: (A) Each supervising county agency, as established by the county board of supervisors pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3451, shall establish a review process for assessing and refining a person's program of post-release supervision.  Any

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Subject: Offender phone calls

All federal prisons follow the same rules for phones. The phones are available from 6am - 3:30p and from 4:30p - 9:30p during the week. On weekends and holidays the phones are on from 6am - 9:30am; 10:30a - 3:30p and from 4:30p - 9:30p. The main reason is COUNT TIME. All inmate are counted at their bedside. The phones turn off so that the inmates have time to get to where they are supposed to be for COUNT TIME.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

That is why InamteAID's letter service is so widely used - the address on our mail is our office in South Florida. If you do not have the return address the mail will likely get returned unopened.

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Subject: General prison/jail questions

You may call the Clerk of the Court where he was charged. This is public information.

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Subject: Offender phone calls

The phone service at a particular correctional center is set up through bid process. Whichever company has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls - essentially has a monopoly. Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls. The choice is whether you pay them for a long distance call (to your number) or a local call (to a number that we get you). If you are already local, we cannot save you

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Subject: Offender phone calls

Usually the lag time is between 1-3 weeks. There is an orientation period that the inmate has to complete before they are allowed to submit their phone list. Without knowing where your inmate is incarcerated we are guessing as to the actual time you'll have to wait.

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