It varies depending on the facility rules. If they are in county, there is no restriction. If they are in state or federal, there is an approval process that could take a couple days or a couple weeks.

The reception center has more strict guidelines for inmate calling. There is an orientation period (maybe 2 weeks) that has to be completed before the inmates may submit their call list to the administration for approval.

You can check with the Clerk of the County Court and ask if "Person XYZ" has been indicted. They are not the enforcement division, so you need not fear that this question will alert them to stir something up. This is where the lawyers file their motions and briefs, the people working there are "clerks of the court".

Maybe. This will be entirely up to the discretion of the warden. People with a felony on their record are not normally allowed to visit, but if you petition the warden's office for permission and you are nice about it, there is a 50/50 chance you will be permitted to visit.

This process could take a few months before transfer (or it could be tomorrow). The issue is logistics and bed space. The offenders come into the Reception Center and are then interviewed and counseled on their upcoming sentence. There is a plan put in place, inmate programming that is recommended to the offender. Depending on how that is received by them, they'll move nim along to permanent housing which is designated by the administration, as to their custody level, etc.

Your husband should know for sure. If you can't communicate with him, call the counselor at the facility, if the sentence calculation has been finalized, there will be an "out-date" which is when your inmate will be released and this person will surely have that information.

Jailing a person for child support delinquency is likely classified as a Contempt of Court charge. The "sentence" is a few weeks to shake the non-payer into paying. The time is related to the amount that is owed, for how long they've been past due and if there are mitigating circumstances behind either not paying or unable to pay.  The judge will normally release the offender once the outstanding balance is paid. If that is not possible, then some payment arrangement must

This sounds like some sort of work release program. He is probably a few months from the door and they are allowing him to get a job before he's out so that his re-entry will be smooth and successful. Getting a job after you've been locked-up is hard. The ones that get jobs and keep them are the ones that are least likely to re-offend, violate or just feel hopeless and commit another crime to pay the bills. InmateAid

Any time the feds get involved, the seriousness escalates. It is You vs. the United States and they will force a plea down your throat unless you are really innocent and have about a million dollars to buy the best lawyers to put your case on in open court. If you lose, they will triple the commitment penalty of the plea offer or more at sentencing. It's a tough system to go up against.

Idaho isn't any different than the other 49 states. If you are found guilty, of the charges as you describe them, which could range all the way to attempted murder - you are looking at a very lengthy sentence in state prison. Since we do not know your person of interest's criminal history so there is no way we can accurately assess what might actually happen. If he has prior violence in his history, he is going to have a