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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

Yes, and that outcome, while harsh, is within the judge's authority. That is the part that catches most families off guard. When a judge grants probation, they are suspending a sentence that was already calculated and ready to be imposed. The probation conditions, including mandatory mental health treatment, are not suggestions. They are the specific terms under which that suspended sentence stays suspended. When any condition gets violated, even one that does not involve a new crime, the judge

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Subject: Relationship issues

On the bail question, almost certainly not, and here is why both charges work against it simultaneously. Felony domestic violence charges are treated seriously by courts across every jurisdiction, and judges setting bail on these cases weigh the safety of the alleged victim heavily. In many states there are mandatory hold periods after a domestic violence arrest before bail can even be considered, and when bail is set on felony DV it tends to be high precisely because the

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

There is no time limit. The parole board hearing is a privilege that is given by the sentencing judge. The detaining organization decides when the parole hearings will be held and for whom.

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Subject: Release questions

Normally it gets done within the first three months. The calculations are done by the administration of people outside the prison staff. Some inmates have credits to be determined that would affect their actual release date.

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

Yes, as do all of the federal facilities. For instance, if you are not a local call from Edgefield, we can get you a local phone line that will forward to your current number and drop the 15-minute call to only $0.90.

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Subject: Furloughs

If they are granted furloughs where they are incarcerated they might be eligible to enjoy a weekend at home

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

The standard policy is that minutes do not carry over from one month to the next. InmateAid's phone service runs on a month to month basis and each billing cycle resets regardless of how many minutes were used in the previous period. Unused minutes from one month do not accumulate into the next. That said, if there was a legitimate reason the service went unused, whether a transfer, a stretch in the hole with no phone access, a medical

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Subject: Send inmate mail

they are sent via the USPS and are received in the mailroom before being handed out at "mail call".

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