The physical contact rules in a prison visiting room apply equally to all approved visitors regardless of their relationship to the inmate. The standard policy at most correctional facilities permits one brief hug and kiss at the start of the visit and one at the end. That rule does not distinguish between a spouse, a family member, a friend, or any other approved visitor on the list. Correctional facilities are not in the business of policing the personal relationships
Read moreThe Supervision with Immediate Enforcement (SWIFT) Court is a specialty court to address the needs of offenders to divert them from the full criminal justice process.This court was designed to reduce recidivism rates of drug participants. This was later applied to probation violators, especially those testing positive for illicit drugs. If the failed drug test is their only violation, it's possible the judge will extend their probation, add some additional sanctions (community service) or counseling. However, they have probably
Read moreThe most accurate description of daily prison life is the movie Groundhog Day. Every day is identical to the one before it. Same wake-up time, same meals, same faces, same walls, same routine repeated without variation for however long the sentence runs. The monotony is the hardest part for most people, more than the physical environment or even the separation from family. Time moves differently inside, and the sameness of it is something you have to actively fight against to
Read moreMembers of the site create the inmate profiles. InmateAid does not monitor the accuracy of the entries unless asked to do so by the person who created the profile
Read moreGraduating from a correctional drug and alcohol treatment program is a significant milestone and in many cases it is directly tied to release, but the exact timing depends on how the program completion interacts with the underlying sentence. In some systems, particularly for sentences where the treatment program itself was the condition of a suspended or deferred sentence, graduation triggers release processing almost immediately. In others, program completion is a prerequisite for parole consideration rather than an automatic release,
Read moreYes, this service works for every facility, but the savings vary from person to person due to their location.
Read moreYes, and this is standard policy at most correctional facilities across the country. A brief hug and a light kiss are permitted when your inmate enters the visiting room at the start of the visit and again when the visit ends. That physical greeting and goodbye is considered a normal part of the visitation experience and corrections staff expect it. The key word is brief. A light kiss and a gentle hug that lasts a few seconds falls well
Read moreInmateAid has a database of inmates that are created by the members of the site for their use in maintaining communication with their loved one. We have made the website a unique "one-stop shop" for anything to do with an inmate, before they go in, once they are there and when they leave. Anyone can log onto InmateAid.com and create a profile. We have some inmates with dozens of profiles that are there for their own use, not necessarily
Read moreA status of "not in BOP custody" with an unknown release date does not mean he has been released. It means he is in custody somewhere that is not a Bureau of Prisons operated facility. This status typically appears in a few specific situations. The most common is when someone is being held in a county jail or a US Marshals holding facility awaiting sentencing, designation, or a court appearance. Until the BOP formally designates an inmate to a
Read moreInmateAid is legitimate and has been operating since April 2012. Over that time it has grown to serve more than one million people per month, which is a scale that reflects a track record of consistent, reliable delivery rather than a fly-by-night operation. The letter and photo service works exactly as described. When you place an order, it goes immediately to a third-party processing facility that prints and mails your letter the same day if ordered before 5pm Eastern
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