The most accurate description of daily prison life is the movie Groundhog Day. Every day is identical to the one before it. Same wake-up time, same meals, same faces, same walls, same routine repeated without variation for however long the sentence runs. The monotony is the hardest part for most people, more than the physical environment or even the separation from family. Time moves differently inside, and the sameness of it is something you have to actively fight against to
Read moreMembers of the site create the inmate profiles. InmateAid does not monitor the accuracy of the entries unless asked to do so by the person who created the profile
Read moreGraduating from a correctional drug and alcohol treatment program is a significant milestone and in many cases it is directly tied to release, but the exact timing depends on how the program completion interacts with the underlying sentence. In some systems, particularly for sentences where the treatment program itself was the condition of a suspended or deferred sentence, graduation triggers release processing almost immediately. In others, program completion is a prerequisite for parole consideration rather than an automatic release,
Read moreYes, this service works for every facility, but the savings vary from person to person due to their location.
Read moreYes, and this is standard policy at most correctional facilities across the country. A brief hug and a light kiss are permitted when your inmate enters the visiting room at the start of the visit and again when the visit ends. That physical greeting and goodbye is considered a normal part of the visitation experience and corrections staff expect it. The key word is brief. A light kiss and a gentle hug that lasts a few seconds falls well
Read moreInmateAid has a database of inmates that are created by the members of the site for their use in maintaining communication with their loved one. We have made the website a unique "one-stop shop" for anything to do with an inmate, before they go in, once they are there and when they leave. Anyone can log onto InmateAid.com and create a profile. We have some inmates with dozens of profiles that are there for their own use, not necessarily
Read moreA status of "not in BOP custody" with an unknown release date does not mean he has been released. It means he is in custody somewhere that is not a Bureau of Prisons operated facility. This status typically appears in a few specific situations. The most common is when someone is being held in a county jail or a US Marshals holding facility awaiting sentencing, designation, or a court appearance. Until the BOP formally designates an inmate to a
Read moreInmateAid is legitimate and has been operating since April 2012. Over that time it has grown to serve more than one million people per month, which is a scale that reflects a track record of consistent, reliable delivery rather than a fly-by-night operation. The letter and photo service works exactly as described. When you place an order, it goes immediately to a third-party processing facility that prints and mails your letter the same day if ordered before 5pm Eastern
Read moreThe Presentence Investigation Report cannot be amended after sentencing. That document is finalized and sealed as part of the court record, and there is no standard process for going back to add information that was withheld or omitted at the time of the original interview. The advice your husband received from his attorney to withhold substance abuse history was poorly considered and has created a real problem. RDAP eligibility in the federal system requires documented evidence of a substance
Read moreAbsolutely, and the mundane details you are hesitant to share are often exactly what inmates appreciate most. Life inside is stripped of everything ordinary. The same walls, the same faces, the same routine day after day creates a kind of sensory and experiential deprivation that makes the normal details of outside life feel genuinely meaningful rather than trivial. A new dog, a Christmas gathering, what the weather has been like, a funny thing that happened at the grocery store,
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