We don't know enough of the case to make a determination. But, if this is possession of children pornography, he is NOT getting house arrest. If he is ill, then they will designate him to a hospital prison.

Inmates are credited for time that is spend in custody, whether it is for an hour in another county, that counts as "one day served". Therefore, the 90 days spent somewhere will definitely count towards his release date calculation

Anything that you can read... magazines, books and letters from you

Appeals require a clever lawyer that can find a mistake in the trial. They are generally a long long shot of even getting heard much less overturned.

Yes, the inmates are able to write back using our return address. Many of our members like the privacy it affords them in not having to share their address with anyone.

Was this sentence related to a probation/parole violation? Normally, a 100% sentence is related to that - where the first act of leniency by the courts was not heeded, there is no second chance at freedom. If this is the Judgment and Commitment paper signed by the judge on the original case, then he will be entitled to the "automatic 15% good time credit" allotted to all inmates when they begin their bid. The inmates can only lose this by not

As long as it takes. Detainers are honored by almost all jurisdictions unless it is an ICE issue, then some sanctuary city detention centers will not honor the detainer. If this is not ICE, they will take their sweet time when two officers can travel to pick up their hold.

I've answered this type of question many times over the years working here, and the readers know that we are only guessing at the possible outcome from our own experience.  The biggest issues are 1) criminal history 2) value of the crime 3) were people hurt 4) was property lost or damaged. If this was victimless, then it will weigh heavily on her criminal history. If this is a first-time offense there is a very high likelihood she can get

Minimum she will do is six years and the maximum is 20 years. If she does what she is supposed to do, while incarcerated, namely following the rules and programming recommendations. If she keeps herself out of trouble, she could be paroled in six years of so, pretty short sentence for manslaughter (i got 8 years for theft of marketing emails - no money lost, no money made from the crime - 8 years, federal prison).

The court appointed lawyers work for the Public Defenders office and you don't get to pick, they "appoint one". The inmate will have ample time to speak with, meet with and assist in the construction and the filing of the appellate document. Good luck!