The most meaningful things you can do consistently are also the most practical ones. Letters and photos matter more than almost anything else. A letter gives him something to hold, reread, and think about during the stretches when nothing is happening. Photos of you specifically close a psychological distance that phone calls and money on the books cannot. The more you send, the more present you remain in his daily reality. Beyond that, keeping money on his books for
Read moreIt is often said in the hallways of the courthouse, "the prosecution can indict a ham sandwich". Getting the alleged offender arrested is easy, the hard part is proving it in open court - especially if the defendant is innocent.
Read moreIf you have information or evidence that contradicts what he was charged with, that is called exculpatory evidence, and getting it in front of the right people is the most direct path to helping him. The right people are his defense attorney first, then potentially the prosecutor or the judge if the attorney believes it is strong enough to warrant raising directly. Start with his attorney. Lay out exactly what you know, what you witnessed or did not witness,
Read moreInmateAid works in EVERY facility but we are not a replacement for the phone service there, we provide numbers that make the cost of each call less than if you were to only use your current number (where applicable). Sometimes our member has a number that is already at the lowest price. If we cannot help save money, we do not issue the number. Please email (aid@inmateaid.com) us your number and we will give you an honest estimate of the
Read moreThe bail amount itself is set by the magistrate or judge at the initial hearing. That number is fixed by the court and does not change based on which bail bond company you work with. If the bail is set at $50,000, that is the amount, regardless of what any bondsman says. What a bail bondsman does is provide a surety bond to the court on behalf of the defendant in exchange for a fee, typically 10 percent of
Read moreno, inmates do not have access to the internet
Read moreThe new number is delivered to you via email moments after you receive your receipt of payment email.
Read moreWhen a fighting incident occurs at a California state facility, everyone suspected of involvement typically gets placed in the SHU while the investigation runs. That is standard protocol and does not by itself mean the outcome is predetermined against him. The Special Investigations Services unit gets involved and the incident gets reviewed, including any available camera footage. Contrary to what it might feel like from the outside, those cameras do get looked at. If footage exists, a committee will review
Read moreRealistically, no. Release dates on short sentences like this rarely shift unless something unusual happens, either a serious disciplinary issue that adds time, or an extraordinary circumstance that accelerates release such as a medical situation or severe facility overcrowding. Barring either of those, plan on the scheduled release date. It is also worth putting this sentence in perspective. A felony gun possession charge typically carries five years or more in most states, and that number is trending higher as
Read moreYes, he will be able to use both numbers if they are both connected with the phone service at the jail. Using our number is just going to be better in the long run because of the lower per-call cost.
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