When an inmate has an active detainer or warrant from another state, that state is responsible for taking custody once the current sentence is complete. The process is generally well coordinated because the detaining state has access to the inmate's release date well in advance and plans accordingly. Once the inmate finishes their required time, they are moved to the Admissions and Orientation area and held there while the transfer is finalized. The other state typically shows up on or around...

Yes, and the mechanism that makes this happen is called a detainer. When another state has an outstanding warrant or unresolved legal matter involving you, they file a detainer with the facility where you are currently serving time. That detainer is essentially a formal notification to the releasing facility that another jurisdiction has a legal claim on you and wants to take custody when your current sentence ends. The process is generally well coordinated. The state holding the detainer has access to...

Finding out why someone is in jail is more straightforward than most families expect, and there are several ways to get that information depending on how recently the arrest occurred and where they are being held. Call the facility directly. The jail where your son is being held can confirm that he is in their system and in most cases can tell you the charges he is being held on. Have his full legal name and date of birth ready when...

FCI Jesup does offer RDAP, the Residential Drug Abuse Program, which is the most significant sentence reduction program available in the federal system. Completing RDAP takes a full 12 months off the sentence and adds an automatic six months of halfway house placement on the back end. For eligible inmates at Jesup, that is the most powerful tool available for shortening actual time served. Eligibility is the critical factor and it is determined entirely by the Presentence Investigation Report submitted to...

Setting up InmateAid's discount phone service does not require finding your inmate in the system or knowing their inmate ID number. The phone service works differently from the letter and photo service in this regard. All you need to get started is the name of the facility where your inmate is housed and your own phone number, the one you want calls forwarded to. InmateAid's system uses those two pieces of information to analyze the phone carrier's rate structure at that...

Absolutely, 100% as long as you selected the correct facility. But even if there was a mistake, or the inmate got transferred, InmateAid will resend the mail again at no charge. The Company has served over fifty million users since 2012.  Read the testimonials, there was one that should give you great comfort: "My nephew was recently moved from a facility to a new one but I had just sent an electronic postcard to the old one & inmateAID forwarded it...

The short answer is "yes", but there is a little more to it. One of the reasons InmateAid offers the Greeting Cards service is that the process follows strict guidelines for incoming mail. Most store-bought cards have glitter or other affixings that might cause it to be rejected in the mail room of the prison. The selection of cards on InmateAid are delivered on a postcard that meets the standards of every facility in the US. For 99 cents each,...