We have answered this question a few times on Ask the Inmate, we are going to use your question to expand on our advice. Here are some realities that happen AFTER the marriage to an inmate. After you get married, you go back and sit down and have a visit. You sit at a table, you get to touch hands, and pretty much that's it. You can kiss for two minutes, maybe, if you're lucky. The ensuing years

In many institutions will allow inmates to marry. There are some criteria, one being that they must have a sentence longer than one year. Call the facility chaplain for details. What legal process applies is related to the rules of the place where the person is incarcerated, the terms of their sentence, practicalities, etc. The laws applicable to marriage however, are no different for someone who is in jail versus someone who is not. The Supreme Court recognized

Yes, you can get married in the federal prison system as long as they are not in their last twelve months. Each partner must be legally eligible and mentally competent to marry. Marriages may be blocked for security or disciplinary reasons; solitary confinement can block access to marriage. Those seeking to marry should approach the warden or chaplain to determine the individual requirements for marriage at each particular institution. Step 1 Call the prison and speak to the

Yes, if your inmate has a long sentence you can contact the chaplain at the institution and have your inmate start applying for a marriage license. Even mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison. Each California state prison facility designates an employee to be a marriage coordinator who processes paperwork for an inmate's request to be wed. In most cases, the department of corrections approves of such weddings

Yes, definitely in federal prison and many state prison systems allow for it. BOP Handbook states: Inmate marriages will be requested, approved, and conducted in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Eligibility to marry. An inmate’s request to marry shall be approved provided: (a) The inmate is legally eligible to marry; (b) The inmate is mentally competent; (c) The intended spouse has verified, ordinarily in writing, an intention to marry the inmate; and (d) The

There are a number of things in your post that raise concerns. Rushing to get married is troubling in our eyes and since you don't have along history, she is somewhere where hiding things from you is easy. You cannot find out how much money is on her books, who is on her visitation or calling list. Inmates become professional liars, conning loved ones into sending more and more money. Lots of things go on inside from drugs, to gambling,

Usually county jails do not support inmate marriages. You can be certain if you call the jail's chaplain to find out.

We are uncertain about work release marriages - we do not think they will approve it. Usually inmates with less than a year on their sentence are not eligible to get married. To communicate with a particular prison or jail about information for a particular inmate in that jail, you will have to contact them directly. With so little time left before their actual freedom, other than probation, why are you rushing to get married? Why not wait so that

Inmates who are serving less than a year will usually have their application for marriage denied with the presumption being that such a short wait will not harm the prisoner or prospective spouse. Each partner must be legally eligible and mentally competent to marry. Marriages may be blocked for security or disciplinary reasons; solitary confinement can block access to marriage. Most states do not allow marriage for inmates on death row; California is at least one exception to that rule.

It's not uncommon for inmates to marry while incarcerated. Sometimes marital unions are forged for legal reasons, often related to the adoption of children. In other cases, prisoners simply "may have decided it's just time to marry, and it happens frequently. More so in federal or state prison than in county jail. Inmates who are serving less than a year will usually have their application for marriage denied with the presumption being that such a short wait will not