The inmate must make the outbound call. They cannot receive calls. All of the prison facilities in the United States operate the same way. They award the contract to one phone company who is the sole provider for that detention center. All calls are tape recorded by them and they get paid for every call. You have to use them, no matter what. The choice you make is whether to pay them a little, or pay them a lot. Our

It's not uncommon for inmates to marry while incarcerated. Sometimes marital unions are forged for legal reasons, often related to the adoption of children. In other cases, prisoners simply "may have decided it's just time to marry, and it happens frequently. More so in federal or state prison than in county jail. Inmates who are serving less than a year will usually have their application for marriage denied with the presumption being that such a short wait will not

It depends on the facility, the security level and any restrictions imposed on your inmate. The federal system allows calling from 6am - 9:30pm but restrict their minutes to 300 per month. County jails usually have the phones open all day and night, some even have phones in the cell. State prisons have a wide range of options and the main determinant is the restriction on each inmate. Some can only call once a day and others have none whatsoever.

You cannot send books from your own address. The facilities will only accept books and magazines "from the publisher". You can go to Amazon and order the books but make sure that the shipping address is that of the inmate's facility and include their inmate ID number.

The ASPC Yuma facility has a contract with Securus. You have to use them regardless. It is NOT possible to get another account that will replace Securus - you must keep using them. What Prison Call Solutions does is what InmateAid does better. We get a telephone number that will make the calls only $1.84 each. You will still pay Securus $1.84 for each call, but if you are saving over $5.00 per call, the InmateAid flat rate of $19.95

The situation you are describing is frustrating but legal, and unfortunately, more common than most families expect. Correctional facilities treat the inmate trust account as a financial account tied to the individual, and outstanding debts to the facility follow the person regardless of when the debt was incurred. The types of fees that create these balances vary by facility and jurisdiction. Many jails charge a medical copay each time an inmate receives healthcare, typically a few dollars per visit.

The information pertaining to the inmates is "self-generated"meaning that the member/user that sets up the profile fills out the fields of information. Unless we are asked, we do not monitor, verify or update the information.

Most sentences imposed for violations are the original sentence handed down, and are required to serve at least 85% of their sentence. The good time credits are given at the beginning of the sentence and may only be taken away for infractions that occur during the time inside.

No. The return address on all InmateAid mail is InmateAid's address, not yours. Your personal billing address is never visible to the inmate. The only way an inmate receives your home address is if you choose to include it somewhere in the body of the letter itself. Privacy is one of the more common concerns for people using InmateAid for the first time, particularly those who are not comfortable with an inmate having their home address. The good news

Depending on where they are, you can send money through the mail in the form of a money order. Or, you can use an online service to send money. Most of these institutions have a preferred vendor in place. Let us know where the inmate is incarcerated and we will try to help find out whom you may use.