Prison has its own social hierarchy and moral code, and certain offenses sit at the bottom of it regardless of how the outside world views them. Crimes against women and children consistently rank among the most looked down upon within the inmate population. Domestic violence cases vary in how they are received depending on the specific circumstances. A situation involving a mutual altercation between adults is viewed differently from one involving severe abuse, serious injury, or children being present.
Read moreFor most facilities, as many as you can stuff in there. There are some facilities with a 10 photo limit, but it is rare. Check with the facility page on InmateAid, if there are restrictions, we post them in "extra information"
Read moreThe frustration behind this question is completely understandable, and the situation involving a warrant sent to the wrong address while the probation officer had clearly visited the correct home at least five times raises legitimate procedural concerns. That said, the legal reality of probation violation is unforgiving in ways that can feel deeply unjust to families caught in the middle. Probation is a conditional form of freedom. Every condition attached to it carries legal weight, and the standard for
Read moreGood time credit in Louisiana works similarly to most state systems but the specific impact on a release date depends heavily on the details of the sentence imposed and what conditions the judge included in the commitment order. The standard good time reduction is 15%, meaning an inmate who maintains a clean disciplinary record throughout their sentence serves about 85% of the total time. That calculation applies automatically and does not require any special arrangement. On top of that
Read moreInmates may call out to any number on their "approved call list". If you have a number that the jail does not accept, please contact us about getting a land line that will allow the calls to go through at the cheapest rate possible.
Read moreIf the relationship is genuinely over and there is no contact between you, visiting another inmate is your personal choice and not something that requires anyone else's approval. Respect and disrespect in this context are entirely subjective. What one person considers a betrayal another considers a completely reasonable exercise of personal freedom, particularly after a relationship has ended. The question worth sitting with is not whether your ex would approve, because that approval is not yours to seek once
Read moreWhy worry if you are on their visiting list? If you do not want to visit, don't go.
Read moreNo, you can visit any inmate as long as you are approved and that the inmate requested you to be on their list.
Read moreThere are no phone or power outages in ANY federal prison. They maintain their own power source if that were to happen to the electricity grid. There are many safeguards to protect the public from a federal prison losing power... all the gates, the cells, the pods are on electrical controls - they can't have an outage of any kind.
Read moreYes, InmateAID is a preferred source of inmate mail at EVERY prison and jail in the US. The mail room staff knows that since 2012, they can trust that the mail with an InmateAID logo on the envelope to be free from contraband or any other attempt to smuggle things into their facility.
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