A five-year sentence is 60 months. At 50 percent, the baseline expectation is serving approximately 30 months before becoming eligible for parole consideration. But there are several factors that affect how that actually plays out. Time served in county jail before sentencing counts toward the total. Nine months already served means that time comes off the 60-month sentence from day one. That is a meaningful head start. The 50 percent figure is a guideline, not a guarantee. It
Read moreIf your fiance is not currently incarcerated and has an outstanding warrant in another county, he can turn himself in directly to that county. Contacting the issuing county's sheriff's office or courthouse in advance to arrange a voluntary surrender is always the better approach than waiting to be picked up. Self-surrender is consistently viewed more favorably by courts than an arrest in the field. If your fiance is already incarcerated somewhere and the warrant is from a different county,
Read moreYes. Handwritten letters are accepted at virtually every jail, prison, and house of correction in the country. There is nothing wrong with writing by hand, and many inmates prefer it. To send a letter directly through the postal service, you need two things: the complete facility mailing address and your inmate's full legal name along with their inmate ID number. Both go on the envelope. The inmate ID number is especially important because facilities route mail by ID, not
Read moreWe would need to know the state he is in and whether the charge was state or federal. Let us know and we'll help you.
Read moreWhen you are ready to purchase a book on Amazon to send to your inmate, the key step is changing the shipping address before you check out. Instead of shipping to your own address, enter the facility's mailing address as the delivery address. Here is how to do it: Add the book to your cart as you normally would. At checkout, select the option to ship to a different address and enter the facility's full mailing address. In
Read moreWe are not good at giving relationship advice - but if the facts are exactly what you claim, there doesn't seem to be much to look forward to if this is how he repays your generosity. Regarding the charges and the potential plea, it certainly sounds serious and nothing to dismiss. There are components to consider in answering whether "he'll really cop that much time", what is his criminal history? does he have prior convictions? does he have
Read moreEmail availability varies by facility and is not universal across California state prisons. The fact that your fiance is seeing other inmates receive what appears to be email suggests some form of electronic messaging may be available at CIM, but the platform and process could be different from what you used at Vista Detention Facility. California state prisons that offer electronic messaging typically do so through JPay or a similar contracted provider rather than through a direct email address.
Read moreYes, you can send money while your fiancé is in reception at California Institution for Men, even if you do not see the facility listed the way you expect. For the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, all institutions use a single system for deposits. When using Western Union, you do not select the individual prison like CIM. Instead, you send funds through the CDCR system using: The correct CDCR receive code Your fiancé’s CDCR number and last name Important to
Read moreThere is no public-facing system that broadcasts lockdown status at federal facilities in real time. Getting that information requires going directly to the people inside the institution who may or may not be willing to share it. Your best chance is to call USP Beaumont and ask specifically to speak with the Unit Team Secretary, a counselor, or a case manager. These are the staff members most likely to give you a useful answer. Regular correctional officers on the
Read moreThe fastest and most reliable way to get the new number to your inmate is through a letter. Once they have the number in writing, they can submit it to their counselor or case manager for approval through the facility's phone system. InmateAid's letter service is the most straightforward way to do this. Log into your account, write a brief letter that clearly states the new local number, and send it. Letters to most facilities arrive within a few
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