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Subject: Marriage in prison

Yes, marriage is generally permitted in Georgia state prisons, including Rogers State Prison, but it is not as simple as filing a license and showing up. There is a process, and the facility has significant control over how and whether it happens. The starting point is the warden. Your fiancé needs to submit a formal request to the warden asking for permission to marry. That request will be reviewed and can be approved or denied based on some factors,

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Subject: Relationship issues

That is one of the most personal questions anyone can ask, and it deserves a straight answer rather than a judgmental one. Second chances are real. People who have committed serious crimes have also gone on to live meaningful, changed lives. InmateAid was built on that belief, and helping formerly incarcerated people find employment and reintegrate is part of what the site does. So no, the conviction alone does not make someone permanently unworthy of love or connection.

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, and that step cannot be skipped regardless of which service you use. The application process is controlled by the facility, not by InmateAid. Every jail and prison requires anyone who wants to receive calls from an inmate to be on that inmate's approved call list. Getting on that list means submitting an application through the facility's phone carrier, whether that is Securus, GTL, IC Solutions, or whoever holds the contract at that particular jail. That carrier will verify

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

You cannot call the jail and speak to an inmate. The inmate must initiate the call.

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Subject: Sex offenders

Yes, it definitely is an issue. It is not rampant, but it happens.

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Subject: Sentencing questions

The sentencing date itself is public information and the easiest thing to track down. Contact the Clerk of the Court in the county where the charges were filed. That office maintains the court calendar and can tell you when the sentencing hearing is scheduled. Most clerk offices can be reached by phone, and many counties now have online case search portals where you can look up the case by name or case number and see upcoming hearing dates without making

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Subject: Visitation

He will have the option to remove you again if he is adamant about not seeing you right now. You might start by writing him a letter and seeing if you can work things out before resubmitting.

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Subject: Family services

Yes, the mother cannot keep the baby in jail, BUT it is possible that she gets the baby when she gets out

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Yes, as long as you can wrap your head around the fact you are paying two companies to get the calls cheaper. We can save folks money in 70% of the situations. If you speak to your inmate more than once a week, this is probably for you.

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Subject: Parole, probation & supervised release

It depends on what the violation was and how pissed off the prosecutor and judge are at him for not taking the leniency he was granted serious enough not to mess up. We predict he will do some more time.

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