Just thought of a question?

Have a question?

Ask The Inmate

Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA.

Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.

Subject: Inmate phone calls

sometimes we cannot save you money so the transaction is refunded and an email explanation is sent to help you get set up properly.

Read more
Subject: Survive prison

no, they must abide by whatever rules are where they are being held. federal prisoners are in county jail mainly because they are testifying in some case in that jurisdiction.

Read more
Subject: Clemency - pardons

it takes months to hear back... and it's a real long shot

Read more
Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

The honest answer is that it depends almost entirely on what she did with those two years inside, and you probably already know the answer better than you think. Parole boards are not complicated in what they look for. They want to see that an inmate followed the rules, stayed out of disciplinary trouble, and engaged with whatever programming her counselor recommended. Substance abuse treatment, educational courses, vocational training, anger management, whatever was on her program plan, completion of

Read more
Subject: Prison discipline

Getting caught with a cell phone in prison is one of the worst disciplinary situations an inmate can land in, and the consequences stack on multiple levels. At the facility level it is an immediate major infraction. That means disciplinary segregation, loss of privileges, and a serious entry in the inmate's record that follows them to every subsequent review. When that person sits in front of a parole board, the board sees everything, and a cell phone infraction signals

Read more
Subject: Prison discipline

you will be sent to the hole for months

Read more
Subject: Relationship issues

First, take a breath. A month without a response does not mean what you are afraid it means. Getting adjusted to incarceration is genuinely hard in ways that are difficult to explain from the outside. The first weeks and months inside are disorienting, humbling, and emotionally exhausting. Some people shut down. Some are too proud to show vulnerability in a letter. Some are still trying to figure out who they are in this new environment before they can reach

Read more
Subject: Relationship issues

you cannot get that information, he has a complete right of privacy. he can, however, request a copy and could share it with you if you are interested in a reaction

Read more
Subject: Relationship issues

write them and see what happens... if you do nothing, you'll always wonder and in turn, you'll never give the inmate a chance to prove you're right/wrong

Read more
Subject: Release questions

Home confinement has been one of the preferred release options for non-violent inmates during COVID-related early release programs, and it is possible that your husband's halfway house placement could shift to home confinement depending on the specific program authorizing his release and the BOP's current protocols. During the height of the pandemic the CARES Act gave the Bureau of Prisons expanded authority to place inmates on home confinement, and that authority was used more broadly for medically vulnerable and

Read more
Search Arrest Records