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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

You can go straight to the source, the Clerk of the Court where your son was arraigned. Ask the person answering the phone the name of the judge presiding over the case and that you would like a written copy of the charges. You might have to pay a small fee for the information. This is where attorneys go to get their information to handle their cases, they often have to pay a small amount for copying charges. You are

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Subject: Inmate search

What is your inmate's DOB? What state are they inmate incarcerated in? This will help us locate them and create a profile for you to keep in contact with.

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Subject: Inmate transfer

They post the inmate's new location after the inmate is there. They will not notify you when they are doing a transfer nor will they notify you where - this is for security reasons.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

Robbery is a serious charge. If this is something that she is unaware of, she should immediately be asking her attorney BEFORE entering a plea. Robbery can carry a double-digit year sentence so this needs to be handled properly.

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Subject: Inmate search

You can always ask us to double-check. We will do an inmate search for you and create your inmate's profile, all you have to do is ask.

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Subject: Inmate transfer

Either by asking the inmate, asking someone at the facility where you know them to be or check the inmate search online to see if there is a change. Unless you are a victim, you will not be notified of an inmate's movement, you have to check for yourself.

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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

When an offender is released to halfway house, they are still "property" of the state until that period of re-entry is complete. Halfway house is a privilege and probably came with some good time credits which allowed them released several months before the sentence ended. This violation might cause your friend to have to complete the entire sentence "inside". It is unlikely that the offender will get extra time as the "escape" would have to be more egregious. Running where

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Subject: Survive prison

County jail is probably the most boring of the venues to do one's time. The days begins with a wake up, lights one routine. Inmates will then be brought breakfast. After breakfast there is a clean-up period where the inmates will make their bed and mop their cells. There are a couple of inmates that clean the general area. After the morning chores are completed, there is a period of time where inmates are all in one area of the

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Subject: Law & court questions - legal terms

That sounds very open-ended. Material witness holds are indefinite. He does not have to "know" the defendants in the case, if he saw something, they are keeping him for testimony as to what he saw, where he saw it and when. The troubling aspect of your question is the immigration issue which sounds like he might be deported upon release.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

All inmates are allowed to receive mail. More importantly inmates are allowed to write you. Mail is considered sacred in a prison, detention center or jail. There is even a program for indigent inmates at every facility where they supply paper, pencil, envelopes and stamps. Whether the inmate has money on their books or not, there is no reason why an inmate cannot keep in touch if they want.

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