Subject: General prison questions-terminology
no, even inmate's privacy is protected.
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release
He will face charges in one state and if found guilty be given a harsher penalty than someone not on parole. He will enter this state's prison system with a detainer. Once that is completed he will most likely be picked up by a sheriff from the state where he is on parole. He will be held until meeting with a judge from that jurisdiction. The bureau of prisons will give input as to what they would want in the...
Read moreSubject: Inmate search
We'll set up the account for you and let you know what it is ready to use - please include their name and ID number - also the facility are they in if you know, and if not what state they're in?
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release
Depends on the state. Most common is that they meet one designated day in the first week of the month.
Subject: Survive prison
There are many things that might have caused the delay. If he has no minutes left on the card, if there was some sort of group punishment where the phone use was restricted, or he could have lost his phone privileges. Being in jail is not like he's staying at a hotel. He is told when to go to sleep, when to wake up, when to eat, when to go to rec, when to shower and on and on. You...
Read moreSubject: Send inmate mail
No, inmates do not have access to the Internet
Subject: Relationship issues
Your situation is very common. The women left behind are doing a sentence of their own. The people telling you to break it off don't really know how you feel deep down. That is not to say their advice is not sound, they care about you and are anticipating you going through heartache. We have written quite a bit about this subject in Marry an Inmate - where the relationship is rocky (over the phone and at visitation) but makes...
Read moreSubject: Halfway house
This depends solely on bed space. Everyone working their way towards the door sometimes meets a log jam getting into a halfway house near their family. There are far fewer halfway house beds than prison beds. It could be a few days or several weeks unfortunately. We've even heard of inmate's halfway house time being served in the originating institution. The good news, he has an out-date!
Subject: Survive prison
Our advice is to call the facility and try to speak to the counselor first and see where that gets you. If you feel stonewalled, call the chaplain. If that gets you nowhere, you have to go to the head of the jail, whether that is the warden or a captain and express your concerns in the most humble and respectful manner. If you are convinced after trying a few people that they are not helping you get the information...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Our numbers are land lines and can be used to register with any and all of the prison phone services. Securus is aggressive in protecting their high rates and have blocked numbers to force the inmate to dial to the higher tariff phone number. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website endorses ["Low Cost Inmate Call Routing Services"](https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-323495A1.pdf), please read their statement. You are entitled to procure local lines to save money, the government is not opposed, nor are the prisons, jails and...
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