Yes, usually there is a notary that comes to the facility once a month. The inmate must request their services in advance of them coming.

JPay tablets are available to inmates at Garner Correctional Institution. The rollout of tablets across facilities has happened gradually over the past few years, and Garner is among the facilities where the program is in place. JPay tablets give inmates access to music, games, educational content, and in many facilities the ability to send and receive electronic messages through the JPay email system. The tablets are purchased by the inmate through commissary, and the cost varies. Messaging through JPay

Yes, you are allowed to use tampons and other feminine hygiene products. For inmates that have money in their commissary account, there are several choices and brands available for purchase (the prices are similar to that of a grocery or drug store), If the inmate does not have extra money on their books, most of the facilities provide a standard product that is suitable.

Normally, these items must be purchased through the commissary.

You cannot send a cross necklace - but an inmate is allowed to have it. What you might be able to do is speak with a counselor or case manager and tell them your desire. They might make arrangements for you to send it to them and then they would give it to the inmate, OR check to see if you can bring it to visitation. Also, InmateAid has a wide variety of Birthday Cards that are only $0.99

What you can send depends on the facility, but here is a practical rundown of the most common categories and how each one works. Letters. Letters are accepted at virtually every jail, prison, and detention center in the country. They must be addressed with your friend's full legal name, inmate ID number, and the complete facility address. InmateAid prints and mails letters for you, or you can send them directly through the postal service. Photos. Photos are permitted

There are no rules that require inmates to get their head shaven or even a haircut. The facility has a barber that is run by the inmates. Inmates pay for the "service" with something from commissary that amounts to a $2-3 worth of goods.

Most inmates have to make their own purchases within the facility commissary (you fund their inmate trust account). Depending on where, there are some places what contract with outside services to send care packages through Secur-Pak and others. Let us know the facility name and we will try and get that information for you.

Yes. Gaston Regional Juvenile Detention Center, like virtually every detention facility in the country, has an indigent program that provides basic supplies for written communication. If a juvenile resident has no money on their account, the facility is still required to ensure they have a basic means of staying in contact with family. That typically includes paper, pencils or pens, envelopes, and stamps. The specifics of what is provided and how often vary by facility, but the underlying principle

Two weeks into a seven year sentence at Safford Graham Unit is one of the most disorienting stretches of any incarceration, and not just for the inmate. For families on the outside waiting for mail to arrive and calls to come through, the silence of the early weeks can feel alarming even when nothing is actually wrong. What is almost certainly happening is that your son is working through Admissions and Orientation, commonly known as A and O. This