County jail's biggest problem is the limited amount of things for inmates to do. Boredom could cause conflict when you have dozens of guys sitting around and getting on each other's nerves. County jail is three square meals and a lot of down time. If you inmate has some street smarts he will figure out who not to mess with. Most of all, this is nothing like what they show on TV. County jail time is a collosal waste of valuable

Inmates may use the phone pretty much during all "waking hours". Phone lines are open at 6am and turn off at 11pm. Visitors to Hill Corrections Center will be required to produce photo identification and verification of date of birth. Please be sure to bring 2 forms of identification with you; these would include a current photo ID such as a driver’s license, a state ID card, government ID card, military ID/driver’s license, or acceptable documentation of non-U.S.

This depends on the facility, the population limits and security level of the inmate. In most cases there are two-men to a cell. We have seen overcrowding where there are four men to a cell, where two of them sleep on the floor.

The DOC will not tell you where an inmate is going until they have arrived - for the safety and security of all involved in the transfer

A knife??? If he was on work release, he must have had a short sentence. That is likely to change. He is looking at spending a good deal of time in the SHU for starters - our guess is at least several months. Then he is going to then get transferred to a much higher security facility that what he was in. The knife is a weapon and the additional charges could get ugly. The marijuana is serious, but not

It starts with his original Judgement and Commitment Order received when he was sentenced. If parole is an option, the terms would be found in this document. If he is indeed set for a Parole Hearing in November, he will have been given a package of information, maybe requiring some written responses to questions. He would meet a Board that would assess whether they agree to let him back into society. They weigh the risks to the community with the

This is not a direct connection to a particular inmate. You are communicating with a former inmate that has seen a lot and knows most of the answers you are seeking. If you would like to send your thoughts in a letter, simply click Letters and Photos or Postcards and type out your feelings, he will be reading them in a couple days.

There is really no difference. They are all segregated custody from either an Administrative Order (AO) or a Disciplinary Order.(DO). The SHU is short for Special Housing Unit, Security Housing Unit or Segregated Housing Unit. and PC is "protective custody". It sounds like something happened that caused the administration to declare him for PC on an DO.  We interpret this to mean he was threatened (or threatened someone else) and it is being determined is he is a safety issue in the

Fire camp is a miminum security prison in the CDCR. It is a perk for inmates to have a job that is outside the confines of the prison walls or fences. If your inmate gets to finish his bid at the camp, he will be released from there. Depending on the release conditions, he will likely have a probation officer that he reports to for a period of time. Some inmates get released into society straight from the camp, others

The only reasons that photos get returned is if the staff thinks there is either alcohol, drugs, gang-related or nudity on display in the images.