Inmates have no access to the internet, however there are some facilities that allow inmate email. This is not an "open internet", but a closed system where all email correspondence is on a 2-3 hour delay and everything is closely monitored.
Read moreIt matters more than most people on the outside realize. Incarceration is isolating by design. The days are long, the environment is monotonous, and the psychological weight of being cut off from normal life accumulates over time. Anything that keeps an inmate connected to the people and the world they are going back to lifts that weight in a real and measurable way. A phone call that gets answered is not just a conversation. It is confirmation that
Read moreThe hard truth is that your options are limited, and it is worth knowing that going in so you are not spinning your wheels chasing solutions that do not exist. What you are describing sounds like group punishment. When something happens in a unit, whether it is a fight, contraband found during a search, or any number of other incidents, the entire population gets locked down regardless of individual involvement. Facilities do not owe an explanation to inmates or
Read moreOn the phone situation, there is no way around this one. You cannot call her. Inmates initiate all outgoing calls, and there is no direct dial in. If you are at work when she calls, those calls are going to get missed until you work out a better window with her. The only fix is communicating a schedule to her through mail so she knows when you are actually available to pick up. For the cheapest phone rates, InmateAid's
Read moreInmates are not eligible for any government assistance including Social Security and welfare. Since you are asking, if you attempt to collect on behalf of an incarcerated person there is a very good chance you will become an inmate, too.
Read moreEvery facility is different, we would advise calling the chaplain to get the current acceptable rules for rosary or religious chains
Read moreWhen an inmate moves between facilities within the same state system, in this case the Arizona Department of Corrections, any money already in their account transfers with them. The funds are tied to the inmate, not the facility, so a move from Kingman to Lower Buckeye does not require you to do anything with JPay. The account carries over automatically. Going forward, you can continue using JPay to send money the same way you always have. The inmate ID
Read moreThe bail bondsman is not the one you need to worry about here. Their role is limited to guaranteeing that you show up to court for the charges they bonded you out on. They are not law enforcement and they do not have authority over a separate warrant from a different jurisdiction. The old DUI warrant is its own separate matter entirely. It was issued by a court in whatever jurisdiction handled that case, and that jurisdiction is responsible
Read moreThis is a serious question, and it deserves a straight answer. Yes, under certain circumstances, you can face criminal charges for what happens on those calls. Every call made from a jail is recorded and monitored. That is not a maybe; it is standard policy at virtually every facility, and inmates are notified of it every time they dial out. Anything said on those calls is potentially available to prosecutors. If your boyfriend is passing you information and
Read moreIn the federal system, the options for actually cutting time off your sentence are narrow. RDAP and substantial assistance to the government, which means cooperating with prosecutors and testifying against others, are the two primary mechanisms. Everything else, good behavior, programming, education courses, keeps you out of trouble and protects your release date but does not shorten the sentence itself. If RDAP is not available at Aliceville's satellite camp, that is worth addressing before you report. If you have
Read more