Subject: Marriage in prison
Inmates may marry in prison under some very specific guidelines. First, have your inmate talk to someone at the facility and find out if they even allow it there. If they do, then he will need to know what the criteria are and if they qualify.
Subject: General prison questions-terminology
Almost certainly yes, the data exists. Virtually all jail phone calls and video visits are recorded and the recordings are retained. The question is whether and how that data can be accessed by the inmate or their attorney.
For inmates requesting copies of their own call or visit recordings, the process typically runs through the jail administration. Your husband would need to submit a formal request through the proper channels at Elkhart County Jail, most likely through his case manager, the...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Yes, that is the only way an inmate may communicate by phone because they cannot receive an incoming phone call.
Subject: Relationship issues
This is not going to be easy on either of you. He is thinking you are seeing other people because he can't see what you are doing. The mind plays tricks and you feel desperate. Connecting, communicating, visiting, talking on the phone, writing... it's all you can do. Do as much as you can and hope for the best. You might do everything right, never run around and he still might not come around. Good luck!
Subject: Visitation
The holidays inside a correctional facility are not what most families picture, but they are handled with more consideration than people often expect, and visitation rules typically expand rather than tighten during that period.
On gifts, the direct answer is no. You cannot bring wrapped presents, packages, or items intended for your son into the visiting room. That policy applies year-round and the holidays do not create an exception. Anything coming in as a gift has to go through the facility's...
Read moreSubject: Visitation
The following items are not be allowed in visitation:
A. Halter or midriff tops
B. Leggings, jeggings, or other thin spandex/tight or revealing clothing
C. Swim tops or swimsuits
D. See-through or revealing clothing such as low cut blouses
E. Spaghetti straps or thin straps/shirts that allow bra straps to show
F. Short Skirts (limited to...
Read moreSubject: Inmate phone calls
Depends on where your inmate is. Federal, the approval is instant. State prisons require a little more time. County there is no approval list, the inmate just dials out if they have money on their books.
Subject: Relationship issues
Inmates in a halfway house are permitted to leave for work, treatment meetings, church and short trips to the store. Obviously, if they are out getting employment, they are going to run into people on the street, women, too.
Subject: Family services
We have no control if the mail is slower than normal, that is clearly out of our control. What you are asking for is not within the abilities of the business. We mail thousands of letters and postcards per day. Sending someone to the post office to get tracking on your letters would require too much time - for what we'd have to charge, not sure it's going to be worth it.
Subject: Inmate phone calls
Unfortunately no, the inmate must have money on their books for them to make an outbound call to you.
