Yes. Earning a college degree while incarcerated is not only possible, it is one of the smartest things an inmate can do to prepare for life after release. The primary pathway is distance learning, also called correspondence education. Many accredited colleges and universities offer degree programs specifically designed for incarcerated students. Courses are completed through mailed materials, and in some facilities through approved tablets or computer terminals. Degrees earned this way are fully accredited and carry the same weight

Release and parole eligibility dates depend on several factors and the answer is different depending on where your loved one is incarcerated and what they were convicted of. For federal inmates, there is no parole. The federal system abolished parole in 1987. Federal inmates serve a determinate sentence and are required to serve at least 85% of their sentence before release. The remaining time is served on supervised release in the community. The Bureau of Prisons publishes each federal

This is one of the most confusing aspects of concurrent sentencing and you are not alone in struggling to understand it. The answer lies in how jail time credits interact with the actual time that needs to be served in prison. Here is what is happening in your husband's situation. Your husband has two concurrent sentences. A 36 month sentence with 503 days of jail credit already applied, and a 33 month sentence with 284 days of jail

This is a common misunderstanding and the short answer is that the facility is mistaken about what InmateAid actually does. InmateAid has no direct relationship with any jail, prison, or correctional facility in the United States. We are not a service that operates inside facilities, interfaces with their phone systems, or requires their approval or cooperation. The facility cannot block InmateAid because InmateAid does not interact with them in any way. Here is what InmateAid's discount phone service

No preamble needed on this one. She doesn't need setup. She needs help right now. Slug: i-cant-find-my-son-who-is-incarcerated FAQ Heading: I Cannot Find My Incarcerated Son. Here Is Where to Look. Answer: We understand how frightening this is. Here is where to start right now. If he is in the federal system, search the Bureau of Prisons free inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc. Enter his first and last name or his BOP inmate ID number if

Transfers happen for several reasons and without knowing the specific circumstances, it is difficult to say with certainty which applies to your son. Here is an honest breakdown of the possibilities so you can better assess the situation. The positive reasons for a transfer close to release include a reduction in custody classification. As inmates approach their release date their security level is often reviewed and reduced, resulting in a move to a facility that better matches their lower

Entendemos la angustia de no saber cuándo regresará su ser querido a casa. La respuesta depende de dónde está encarcelado y el tipo de condena que recibió. Para presos federales, el Sistema Federal de Prisiones publica la fecha proyectada de liberación de cada preso en su buscador en línea en bop.gov/inmateloc. Puede buscar por nombre o por número de identificación del preso. Esta fecha ya incluye los créditos de buen comportamiento aplicados. Para presos estatales, cada estado tiene

Yes. In almost every case InmateAid is happy to provide a refund if you are not satisfied with your experience. We understand that things do not always go as planned. Mail occasionally gets delayed or lost in transit. Magazines sometimes go missing, which unfortunately does happen. Phone lines do not always produce the savings we hoped for in every situation. Whatever the reason, we would rather make it right than leave a customer frustrated. To request a refund

InmateAid processes all payments through Stripe, one of the most widely used and trusted payment processors in the world. Like most international payment platforms, Stripe operates under financial regulations and sanctions guidelines that govern which cards and countries can transact on their network. Russian issued bank cards are currently restricted from processing through Stripe due to international sanctions and banking regulations that are outside of InmateAid's control. This is not a decision InmateAid made and unfortunately it is not

Whether your postcards reach him depends on where he went after release and whether he left a forwarding address with the facility. If he was released directly to the community, meaning he went home or to a family member's address, the facility will not automatically forward his mail. Most correctional facilities do not maintain forwarding systems for released inmates unless the inmate specifically requested mail forwarding and provided a home address before leaving. In that case your postcards will