Prison sucks. Prison is reliving the same day over and over like the movie Groundhog Day. Prison is dismal and replete with boredom. You have to find a routine that can take you through the days without getting into a depressed state. The inmate motto is, "Do your time, don't let your time do you."
Read moreGetting on the visitation list is a process that runs through the facility, and it almost always starts with a formal application rather than just showing up and hoping for the best. Most jails and prisons require anyone who wants to visit an inmate to submit a visitation application to the facility. That application collects your personal information, and the facility runs a background check before approving or denying the request. The approval timeline varies widely. Some facilities process
Read moreFrom the time you send the letter through InmateAid, expect it to reach the facility's mailroom within two to three business days via USPS. InmateAid processes and mails letters daily, so once your order is placed it goes out quickly from their end. The Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex, including the Satellite Prison Camp, is a well-established federal facility with a functioning mail operation. Once the letter arrives at the mailroom, staff inspect all incoming mail for contraband before
Read moreFood and toiletry items cannot be sent directly to inmates at most county jails through Amazon or any other outside retailer, and Monroe County Jail in Illinois is no exception to that general rule. Correctional facilities restrict outside food shipments primarily for security reasons. Packages arriving from outside sources are difficult to screen thoroughly and have historically been used to introduce contraband. Unless a facility has a specific arrangement with an approved commissary package vendor, outside food simply does
Read moreNo. Direct communication between inmates at different facilities, or between male and female inmates within the same system, is strictly prohibited. There are no official lists or programs that facilitate inmate-to-inmate contact of any kind. Facilities work hard to prevent exactly that kind of communication because of the security and safety concerns it creates. What does exist is something different and entirely legitimate. There are pen pal services and platforms where an inmate can post a profile with their
Read moreYou cannot get any information from the prison regarding an inmate's visiting list, phone list or who puts money on their books. The inmate's privacy is protected completely. If you suspect that this is still happening, it probably is.
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Read moreThe Northern Reception and Classification Center (NRC) functions as the major adult male intake and processing unit for the entire state of Illinois. The NRC contains 1,800 beds in 24 housing units. Within the NRC is also the Stateville Minimum Security Unit. Inmates are admitted to the NRC in reception status. They remain in this status until they are transferred to a permanent institution. Privileges and movement are limited at the reception center. There is no set time frame for processing an inmate;
Read moreYes, you can, and you have some good reasoning behind wanting to do so. We encourage you to write using our Letter Service, it keeps your personal address anonymous. If he wants to write you back, he can do so to our address and we scan the mail and place it in your Account Dashboard under "Letters from Inmates".
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