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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

Federal camps are the lowest security level in the system, and for a white collar offender, that is generally where you will land. The environment is structured but not oppressive, and the population tends to be calmer and more manageable than what you find at higher security levels. The day revolves around work, meals, count times, and whatever programming or personal time fills the gaps. Having a job is mandatory, and new inmates typically get assigned to one of

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Subject: Visitation

Your inmate knows when you are approved to visit

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Subject: Marriage in prison

some state and all federal prison's allow marriage, but it is reserved for inmates with lengthy sentences. if you are interested, have your inmate consult the Champlain at the compound for details.

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Subject: Inmate services & supplies

No, but inmates can get their pictures taken inside and mail it to you

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Subject: Release questions

The honest answer is that it depends on the facility, and both answers you are hearing have some basis in reality. If you report by 8 pm Saturday, the clock on your two days starts running from that point. Strictly by the math, two days from Saturday evening lands you at Monday evening. But facilities do not always work on strict arithmetic, and weekend release schedules are often driven by staffing rather than precision timing. Some facilities process

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Subject: Survive prison

awesome! like paradise, except you are told when to sleep, when to wake up, where to sit, when to eat, and limited contact with the outside world. 

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

The uploading of photos is exactly as you would upload a picture from your phone and text it or email it to a person on your contact list. Once you have selected and clicked the upload icon, the picture will appear on postcard template on the website to make sure that it looks the way you want

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

NO, the inmate sees the address of InmateAid LLC in Florida. Your inmate can write you back using the InmateAid address, too. This gives our users some security from other inmates seeing your return address, or even keeping that private from your inmate if it might be appropriate.

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Subject: Inmateaid website questions

Inmates us the inmateAID corporate offices address in Florida. we receive and then scan the inmate's letter and place the .pdf in your account dashboard

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, absolutely! Simply email us at aid@inmateaid.com to request a "change of inmate facility" and provide us with the details and we are happy to transfer the minutes

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