If this is a federal inmate, then they might have him held for a few days to a few weeks awaiting a bed in the camp. This happens all the time. They make you see what real prison is like for a bit then send you over to the camp. If you are like most short-timers (and less than five years is short) after you spend two weeks in the SHU at the beginning, it wakes you up to what

On a violation with possession, we think that they will make him sit there for quite awhile, maybe 2-3 months before he hears anything.

The whole 25 days unless there is severe overcrowding

yes, they are transported by the institution

It's pretty much standard for visitation in any jursidiction, if you have been an inmate or have a felony on your record you cannot visit.

Yes

The assumption that admitting to undocumented status automatically means a simple deportation process is understandable but not always accurate. For many people it does work that way. For others, additional factors complicate the picture considerably. The critical question is what prompted the stop in the first place. Immigration enforcement stops that originate purely from a document check or border encounter, with no other underlying reason for the contact, typically move toward removal proceedings rather than criminal prosecution. In that

It is asking for your number (the number that the inmate's call will forward-to). The number we provide is then used by the inmate to make the calls cheaper

Northwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility (J.R.C.F) Box 339500 - Mail Stop 14 Fort Lewis, WA 98433

Yes, but you will need to call the facility and speak with someone about how to transfer it to your son. They might have a specific way of doing things. None of the facilities do things alike.