It happens more often than people expect, and there are a few reasons why someone close to an inmate may not know the full picture of what they were charged with or convicted of. The most common reason is that the inmate chose not to tell you. People facing criminal charges are often embarrassed, protective of their image with family, or simply not ready to have certain conversations. Some charges carry a stigma that makes disclosure feel impossible, particularly
Read moreYes, you will still need to maintain and fund an account with Securus Technologies even if you use a discount phone service. Securus controls the phone system inside the facility, so every call must go through them. The discount service does not replace Securus, it simply reduces the cost by giving your inmate a local number to call instead of a long distance one. Here is how it works: You get a local number through InmateAid You set up
Read moreIt depends on how long his incarceration was. If he was in prison over five years, generally they will have 6 months of halfway house. For shorter sentences, the halfway house stay is less, too. It is all about how long the staff feels it will take to ready an inmate for society. Ask YOUR inmate, they absolutely were told how long it would be.
Read moreWe estimate that it takes about 3 business days to arrive in the facility mail room. Once there, the staff opens each piece for contraband. Be mindful that each facility has their own set of rules as to how long they have to actually deliver the mail. For instance, the CDCR in California has up to 14 days from receipt. This is a drastic example, but the prison business is not normal and the rules are like a moving target.
Read moreVisitation approval timelines vary depending on a few key factors, but six weeks is generally enough time for most applications to be processed under normal circumstances. The fastest approvals tend to be immediate family members with clean records applying to visit at facilities that run routine background checks. Those can come through in as little as one to two weeks. Applications take longer when the visitor is not a relative, since non-family visitors often undergo more detailed background
Read moreIf your boyfriend is being moved from Roederer Correctional Complex to a halfway house, it means he is entering the reentry phase of his sentence. Halfway houses, also called reentry centers, are designed to help inmates transition back into society in a structured but less restrictive environment. How they work: Residents can often leave the facility for work, job searches, or approved activities They must follow strict rules, including curfews and check-ins Drug and alcohol testing is routine Staff monitor behavior, employment,
Read moreOnce your inmate's letter arrives at InmateAid, it is scanned and posted to your account dashboard the same day it is received. You will get an email notification as soon as it is uploaded so you know it is there waiting for you. The part that takes time is the postal delivery, not the processing on our end. Once the letter leaves the facility it travels through the regular US mail system, which typically takes a few days to
Read moreNo one outside the facility can access or charge an inmate's trust account directly. The account is controlled entirely by the inmate and managed internally by the facility. No mechanism allows a family member or outside service to draw funds from that account remotely, even with the inmate's permission. If your inmate wants to cover costs from their end, the way that works is through an inmate-to-outside money transfer. Your inmate submits a request to their case manager asking
Read moreRobbery sentencing varies widely depending on several factors, and without knowing all of them, it is only possible to give a general range rather than a specific answer. The key factors that determine the seriousness of a robbery sentence include whether a weapon was involved, whether anyone was injured during the incident, the value of what was taken, the defendant's prior criminal history, and whether the case is being prosecuted at the state or federal level. At the
Read moreYes. InmateAid provides all of its standard services for inmates at Lee Adjustment Center in Kentucky. The facility is operated by CoreCivic, formerly known as CCA, and functions within the same framework as other private correctional institutions we work with regularly. Services available for your friend at Lee Adjustment Center include the discount telephone service, which provides a local phone number that significantly reduces the per-minute cost of calls. Money transfers to the inmate's account are also available, along
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