Bartlett State Jail is a prison that is operated by CCA (Corrections Corporation of America). The custody levels range from low to high. CCA runs their facilities very tightly, closely following each and every rule to the "T". But being strict is not to be confused with overbearing or sadistic. These guys are profession prison managers that report their daily operational reports to the organization (TDCJ) that is in contract with them. Therefore your fiance's custody level will determine whether

Prison days are like "Groundhog Day". You wake up each day to the same monotonous morning, afternoon and nightly routine. It's hard to get used to. Once you finally get used to it you become institutionalized, which is not a good thing to fall in to. The goal is to get into some routine other than what is the minimum so that you can grow as a person. This is the hardest thing for inmates to establish. Inmates that can

InmateAid runs specials from time-to-time which allow member to get the services at a discount.

Yes, newly released inmates can actually use their prison ID as acceptable identification along with their birth certificate to get a permanent ID card and even a driver's license. If you are concerned about ID for travel, you would have to see if your inmate's passport is still in his possession. Usually, the passport is one of the things they have to surrender upon arrest and conviction.

Once per week. SHU inmates have an abbreviated commissary list and a lower spending limit.

You may use the Letter Service or the Postcard Service to send the new number to your inmate. There are other options, but they are not 100% reliable. One, you can try to call the facility and hopefully get a nice person on the phone who would take the information and let the inmate know, you could relay it through another inmate from their loved one and lastly if you are able to visit you can relay it there. If

No. Inmates do not have access to the Internet. InmateAid is here for the loved ones who do have access to the Internet and would like to keep all of the possible services available in one place.

The military does not have their inmate list accessible by the public. If you know that he is there, we can help you set up an InmateAid Inmate Profile so that you may begin using our service.

We are not sure how the AB 109 will factor in on your transfer success. The basic idea behind realignment AB 109 is to punish low-level felony offenders with local jail or out-of-custody "mandatory supervision" instead of prison. Because jails and probation departments are run at the county level, the law thus shifts from the state to the local level responsibility for dealing with certain felons. Having a job that is verified and legitimate is one of the prevailing

Speaking as a former inmate, I can say that "I've learned my lesson and I am very aware that the decisions facing me going forward will be made with a lot of contemplation about potential consequences." This was an expensive lesson for me, as time and money were wasted. I'm hoping that my recollection of being locked up is enough to make sure that all my decisions are good ones.