There are inmate searches that are able to show the charges and their parole date (if they are eligible at all) and their release date. This date calculates the current good time credit available to the inmate. There are no reports showing how much time is they have served to date.

It does not necessarily mean he will have to do the maximum sentence but it sounds like he might lose some good time. The transfer coming after a fight means it was either his fault and he is going to a higher custody facility, OR he was the victim and was transferred for is protection.

Basically there is no limit to the phone use at Leath Correctional (a South Carolina state prison), except for the cost of the calls. If there is money on the books they can stay on the phone all day. Many do especially in the first few days of incarceration. If you are not local to Greenwood SC, the calls start costing a lot. If you get a local line from InmateAid, the calls will be about $3-4 cheaper per call.

No they do not, the recipient however pays a fee of $1.49 to retrieve the letter that the inmate sent to you, through InmateAid.

County jail and state prison inmates can call as much as they want. As long as there is money on their books they can make  calls. In federal prison, the inmates are limited to 300 minutes per month (400 per month in Nov and Dec as a holiday bonus). InmateAid can make the calls less expensive if you talk often. Plans start at $8.95 per month, no contract, no hidden fees.

There is no set time period. It is first come, first served so to speak. If there is an opening, the inmate willl get the call to "pack out".

You might try calling the counselor. Since you are his parent, they might break protocol and tell you. This is normally privileged information but being a concerned parent they might give you some insight - but they definitely do not have to so be very polite.

The bond is there to assure the court that the offender will appear at their court dates. If they cannot post the bail, they must wait in the jail until their trial date. Depending on the court docket and what all is going on, it could be weeks or months that they sit.

First offense, marijuana and paraphernalia? This could be settled with a pre-sentence intervention where your fiance pays a fine and goes to class for a few days. There is probably no way to get it "erased", as that is his record now, unless this intervention comes with an expungment too.

Commissary is once a week. It typically takes one week before the newer inmates can get commissary. But it is more related to the "day of the week they are designated", for instance if they come into the institution on a Wednesday and the commissary day for him is on Tuesday, then he'll be able to go the next Tuesday. Also, money in their account must be there in advance.