We do not have any service that provides for "witnesses" at a prison wedding. The correctional officer watching over the ceremony is as good a witness as any, and they are there at no charge to you. There is no transfer of debt in this country to a new spouse, unless you created the debt with your fiance prior to the marriage. The IRS can definitely garnish income taxes owed from whatever source the income is coming from including
Read moreAll inmates have to have a job. The prisons work like a little community where the inmates work to make the operation and living conditions civilized. The prisons pay the most nominal of wages. For instance, the federal system has a pay scale commiserate with the type of work and the length of time in their job. Pay starts at $0.12/hour and tops out at $0.40/hour. They are paid monthly and it is deposited into the Inmate Trust Account for
Read moreOffenders/residents must participate in an orientation upon admission to any department facility. The department holds offenders/residents accountable for the information presented in orientation. The department must provide orientation to newly-committed offenders/residents within the first 28 days of admission. The department provides a supplemental orientation within the first 28 days of admission to adult offenders transferred from another department facility and adult offenders readmitted to a facility as a release violator without a new felony conviction. Adult offenders readmitted to a
Read moreYou should definitively call the facility first to see if they offer "special visits". Many times, the long distance visitors are granted longer visits if they set them up prior to arrival. Here are some general rules to follow and keep in mind before your visit. Dress Code Wear clothing that is appropriate for a large gathering of men, women, and young children. Wearing inappropriate clothing (such as provocative or revealing clothes) may result in your being denied visitation. Visiting
Read moreWe 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. 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 of them do things the same way. The only way you will know if when he responds, unless the
Read moreMost inmates do not have access to the Internet or email, they receive letters through the US Mail. Mail call is done Monday through Friday only. Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using
Read moreYes, if your inmate is at Lowndes County Jail and they use Infinity as their phone provider, you will need to use Infinity’s system to receive calls. How it works: The jail contracts with one phone provider only That company (Infinity in this case) handles: Call connections Recording and monitoring Billing So even if you use another service, calls still have to go through Infinity. About saving money: If your number is long
Read moreYou may add as many Personal Inmate Pages that you would like. If the inmate's profile is already in the system, you can click on "follow inmate" and they will be accessible in your My Accounts area. Our members are able to communicate with as many inmates as they would like. Some members even write to famous inmates in a "pen-pal" type fashion. You can keep your address private and communicate with some famous inmates to ask them questions or
Read moreWhen you hear a sentence like “5 years at 50% with no lid,” it refers to how much time must be served and how release is handled. “5 years at 50%” means: The person must serve at least 50% of the sentence before being eligible for release consideration In this case, that is 2.5 years before they can be considered for parole or early release “No lid” generally means: There is no guaranteed early release date The inmate could be
Read moreIf your loved one was moved to Oklahoma, especially to a federal transfer hub like Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City, it is usually temporary. This facility is used by the United States Marshals Service to move inmates between locations. Many people refer to this process as “Con Air.” What this means for you: Oklahoma is likely not his final destination He is in transit while the Federal Bureau of Prisons decides where he will serve his sentence About getting him
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