There is a California State Statute that permits the prison mail room to hold incoming mail for inmates up to three weeks. It does not happen often, but they have that right and sometimes they enforce it.
Read moreIf another county has placed a detainer on your person, the release on the 28th will not be a release into the community. Instead of walking out the front door, he will transfer directly into the custody of the county that filed the detainer. A detainer is a formal legal hold placed by one jurisdiction requesting that another facility notify them before releasing an individual and hold them briefly so they can take custody. When that detainer is active
Read moreYes, the inmate profiles are set up by Users of the site. They can set up an inmate profile or use one that is already on the website. There are no restrictions, but one User cannot see if another User is connected to the inmate you are following. There are a lot of famous inmates doing time. Users like to reach out and write them or send them pictures or other things. Aaron Hernandez, before his death and OJ
Read moreThere is no single word for it. Unbelievable is close. After 15 or more years inside, freedom does not land the way most people imagine it from the outside. It does not feel like flipping a switch. It is more like stepping off a ship after a very long voyage and realizing the ground is solid but your legs have forgotten what solid means. The first thing you notice is the volume of choices. What to eat, where to
Read moreYes, we have more than one person write. When you're locked up you have nothing but free time. To us, the more letters, the better. For calls, in federal inmates may only talk 300 minutes per month (400 minutes in Nov. and Dec.), state inmates can talk all day if they have the funds on their account. Many penpals will send money so that the inmate will call them. Some do, some don't We don't mean to play mind games,
Read moreYes, they make it easy. Once you get a name or two, you should use this service, everyone does as it's cheaper and recognized by the jails and prisons
Read moreThe federal system will allow the prostetic leg. We cannot find a state system that disallows prostetic limbs, and unless there are come county jails out there that prohibit it for some archane reason will don't see it as a problem. The only thing they will NOT allow is a toupee.
Read moreIf you go in and have fines or restitution owed, you definitely will have money taken from your commissary account to start paying down that amount. As far as credited time, every inmate begins their bid with "earned good time". In almost every case, that is 15%. Misbehavior and incident reports can cause the loss of this time. Anytime spent incarcerated will count as a day, whether it's an hour or 23 hours, you get credit for "one day".
Read moreYou can try the service for FREE now until the 25th with coupon code TRYUS. You get ONE FREE picture and ONE FREE letter delivered to your inmate at any prison or jail in the United States. Click on Letters and Photos and follow the easy steps. Type out your letter and upload a selfie!! Use the coupon code which will pay for the entire transaction.
Read moreInmates do not have access to the internet and should not be able to access the InmateAid website. However, there are countless incidents where inmates are caught with smartphones that can indeed access the internet. InmateAid was created for the family and support groups of inmates. There are not many things you can do for an inmate, but InmateAid has everything that you can - it's all in one place and it keeps you organized, connected, confident that someone has
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