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Subject: Inmate phone calls

We are working on an international calling solution that should be available before the end of the month, early May 2017 at the longest. We will let everyone know by email promotion.

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Subject: Relationship issues

None of the choices are "the best", and he is going to take it hard no matter how you deliver it. Our advice is to get it over sooner rather than later so that he has time to heal. In person, if he is likely to make a scene this would be the least favorable. On the phone, you only have 15 minutes, and in a letter you can really think about what you want to say. Therefore, we think

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Subject: Relationship issues

You have to believe what you see with your eyes. You say it's on the rocks, incarceration is not a remedy for broken relationships. If he is writing and you are not getting the letters, then you might try calling his counselor or the mail room and inquire IF he is sending mail. If there are no letters, what is there to fight about...? Only you know your man, was he true to you before he went in, then we

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

Your son does not need to do anything on his end. InmateAid is a service built entirely for the people on the outside, and inmates do not have internet access to register for anything even if they wanted to. You create the account, set up your son's inmate profile, and handle everything from your side. Once his profile is in the system, you can send letters, photos, postcards, and access any of the other services InmateAid offers. Everything gets

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

The inmate profiles are created by our members. We do not monitor, update or verify the information unless requested to do so. We have made the requested changes to your inmate's location reflected in the screenshot below. To communicate, you can write letters or send photos - you will have to go to your My Account area and click on the Inmate Page and then click "Letters". You will be able to communicate to them through there. InmateAid syncs up the

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Subject: Inmate search

Most arrest records are not available without paying a small fee for the retrieval.

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Subject: Send inmate mail

Mail is considered sacred in a prison, detention center or jail. The facilities do everything can in their power to make communication available to all inmates. You are correct in that a lot of them are forgotten and get no mail at all. It is really great that you are reaching out and making some connections. These inmates need your attention if you have the time. There is a program for indigent inmates at every facility where they supply

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Subject: Send inmate mail

There is no such thing as "free" in the prison system

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

They are a definite benefit if you talk more than 5-6 times a month. We can help in most cases and will let you know if we can't. Please let us know if you would like a coupon for a discount to try out the service.

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

The answer depends on what the warrant is actually for, and your situation has a detail worth sorting out first. If you discharged your sentence completely, meaning you finished all supervision and are no longer on probation or parole, then a parole or probation violation warrant should not be possible. Violation warrants are issued by the supervising court when someone breaches the terms of active supervision. Once you are fully discharged, that supervision is over and there is nothing

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