They are beautiful color glossy photos. if your picture is black and white then of course that reproduce in black and white

No, inmates may receive all mail unless they are on a Homeland Security hold and then sometimes the lists are censored.

The lawyer would know better becasue they have access to the Judgement and Commitment document that is signed by the judge. The parole stipulations are on there as well. We think the lawyer might be telling you that your loved one will get a parole hearing in 4-6 years. The release date is if he is never granted parole.

No, the inmates are not allowed on the Internet, they only know that there is a profile if someone tells him.

Inmates are allowed to write their loved ones and are encouraged to do so. The inmate would either need your address or our address, as we receive thousands of letters from inmates on our member's behalf. People tend to like having an address other than their own for privacy reasons.

The only way you will know if they received it is when they respond back to you, thanking you for remembering them, unless the letter is returned to us. In that event we will investigate the reason and notify you of your options. It's rare but sometimes the facility is wrong or the inmate ID is missing. These are all correctable and we do so at no charge.

Inmates can write with or without money on their books. Inmates with no money can get writing supplies and stamps that are provided by the institution as indigence funding.

Scams happen to new inmates by predator inmates. Most of these scams are hard to tell unless you are forewarned.  Many savvy people, even wealthy businessmen get fleeced inside prison simply trying to fit in. Predators are not easily spotted but they know how to spot you by finding out what your weaknesses are.  Most every "new" inmate's weakness is thinking that their appeal will get them out early, or that there is something that cuts their sentence.  The inmates

No, unfortunately all of the prison/jail phone carriers have gone to monopolistic systems sharing revenue with the facilities.

Absolutely not. Inmate's privacy is protected like any other citizen. Their record while incarcerated is not for public consumption