Depending on where they are incarcerated, we can give you more accurate information. Most places do NOT allow you to send things in, all the possessions an inmate is allowed to have must be purchased at the commissary. Send us the information and we will let you know the restrictions.
Read moreThis is one of the most important questions anyone in this situation can ask themselves, and the honest answer requires looking at it from two separate angles because they are not the same question. Falling in love with someone who is incarcerated is real and it happens more than most people on the outside would expect. The circumstances of prison create an intensity of communication that is rare in everyday relationships. Letters, limited phone calls, and visits stripped of
Read moreTo find the current address, the most reliable resources are the facility's official website, the state Department of Corrections offender search tool which is publicly accessible in most states, and VINELink.com which aggregates custody data nationally. For federal inmates, the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator at bop.gov shows current placement and facility address. If the inmate was recently transferred, the database may take a day or two to update, in which case calling the facility directly and asking the records
Read moreThe rules in state prison are 85% of the sentence must be served, unless there is a parole provision in the Judgement and Commitment papers. There is a 15% good time reduction that is granted at the beginning of the sentence - the inmate can only lose that over time, not get more good time.
Read moreIf it is not posted online, you will have to call the facility and speak to the unit secretary or your inmate's counselor to get that information. Of course, your inmate knows their out-date, too.
Read moreIt depends on the facility and the clinical judgment of the mental health staff overseeing the person's care, but in most cases, mail access is maintained even during a suicide watch placement. Suicide watch in a correctional setting is managed by the facility's psychology department rather than the security side of the house. The psychologist or mental health team determines what the person in crisis can have access to and those decisions are made based on what is clinically
Read moreThey will not let the public know of the new location as it is a security risk to the transporting marshals, so they keep this information private until the move has happened. In many cases, the US Marshal service will transport the inmates to Oklahoma FTC which is a prison actually situated on the tarmac of the Oklahoma City International Airport. The inmate could stay there for one night or several weeks until the designation is ready and able to
Read moreNo, the prisons do not report back to us when the mail is handed out to the inmate. We send thousands and thousands of letters and there is only an issue if you fail to include the inmate ID number, if the facility is wrong or the inmate is no longer there. Otherwise the mail will get to your inmate.
Read moreAll sentences (except for "life") come with "good time credits". Usually this is 15% of the length of the sentence. You can only lose these good time credits for breaking the rules while incarcerated. There is a parole system for most state prisons but the only inmates eligible must have it designated on the Judgement and Commitment document. Federal prison does not have parole but they do have RDAP. RDAP is the Residential Drug Abuse Program. Inmates that are eligible
Read moreIf you are organized, consistent, and actually follow through every time you think about writing, you do not need this service. Go buy stamps and mail your own letters. Nobody here is going to tell you otherwise. The honest reason InmateAid exists is that most people are not that person. The intention to write is there. The follow-through is not. Life gets busy, the errand gets pushed back, and the inmate on the other end keeps waiting for a
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