Your number is in Dublin-San Ramon CA and is 22 miles from the Contra Costa County - Martinez Detention Center in Martinez CA. The calls from the jail are NOT LOCAL. The carrier there is Global Tel*Link or connectnetwork.com. The call to your number is about $6.00 per call, the call to a Martinez number is only $1.65. The savings in this example are more than $4.00 per call. Our service can get you this number without a contract for
Read moreYes you can and it is a good idea.
Read moreThe facility will provide a deposit slip to the inmate notifying them that they have money to spend for commissary
Read moreThere is very little you can do about the housing situation of an inmate. The designation is decided and approved by the administration and they internally document their reasons for every decision. These decisions are not available to the public. Once an offender is the property of the state, there is nothing an outside influence can change. He may petition his case manager for a transfer but the status of SHU is not available for appeal. If he has
Read moreA 10 serve 2 sentence means the judge imposed a 10-year sentence but built in a mandatory minimum of 2 years that must be served before any parole consideration kicks in. It is a structure used in some state systems that gives the court a way to impose a longer sentence as a ceiling while setting a floor that guarantees some minimum time is served, regardless of behavior or parole board decisions. For a first-time offender on a shoplifting
Read moreTraffic tickets alone rarely result in extended jail time. Most people are held briefly until a bail amount is set and paid or until a court appearance is scheduled. The length depends on whether any additional charges, warrants, or aggravating circumstances are attached to the arrest.
Read moreInmates may respond even if they have no money on their books. The facility allows for stamps and writing material to be provided to indigent inmates. Inmates with money, certainly can write.
Read moreNot usually unless they are on some Homeland Security restriction. But, remember that the staff opens and reads all incoming mail. They do not read the outgoing mail.
Read moreInmates cannot receive calls. You will have to be on the receiving end of the call. There are several ways that this will work. Collect calls - are about $15 each and the most expensive way to talk. Inmate calling cards - inmates buy them from the commissary and then may dial you direct - the cost of the call is debited off the balance on the card. Pre-paid Account - you will need to set up an account with
Read moreThere are several solid questions here so let's take them one at a time. On the sentence calculation, one third of a 15 month sentence works out to five months. After serving two months, roughly three months remain before hitting that one third mark. Whether one third is the relevant threshold depends on the specific system and the offense. Some state systems use one third as a parole eligibility benchmark while others use different fractions or percentage based calculations.
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