The statement from the bench is meaningful but the date itself is not carved in stone the way most families hope it is. What happens at a parole hearing is that the board issues a formal finding, either approved or denied. An approval is the legal green light for release, but it is the beginning of an administrative process rather than an automatic release order. The specific date mentioned in the hearing is a target, not a guarantee, and several steps...

This is actually a legitimate legal question that has been litigated seriously in federal courts, so it deserves a real answer beyond the obvious jokes about the founding fathers and central air. The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, and courts have held that prison conditions can rise to that level when they pose a substantial risk of serious harm. Heat is not automatically unconstitutional, but extreme heat has been found to meet that standard in specific circumstances, particularly when...

First and foremost, know that there is only one option for a phone provider at ALL the facilities in the US. The one that has the contract, sets the rates and terms... essentially a monopoly at the prison. We are not replacing them, we are using their pricing to find the best possible phone number to make the calls the cheapest possible price. If we can save you money, we will get the line, if not we refund the money... immediately....