Lockdown is something imposed for the safety of the operation of the jail. There are no limits to the amount of time they can keep inmates in lockdown. There are no statutes that require inmates to have any liberties, and lockdowns occur when the inmates have done something against the rules.

The release date can change as an inmate accrues new charges. There are no guaranteed release dates when you are the property of the government. There is also a possibility that a different jurisdiction has it's own charge and/or warrant which would extend the stay.

You might have pushed the wrong number on the phone when accepting the call. If you accidentally block your inmate form calling, the system won't let him dial through. This is a measure to protect citizens from being harassed. To reverse this, you will need to call your inmate's counselor and possibly the phone service at the prison to get the block lifted.

The phone number provided though the Discount Telephone Service must be given to your inmate, and it's the responsibility of the member/user to do so. Sometimes you can ask a staff member if they will relay the number to your inmate. In most cases, they will cite a rule that they are not allowed. You can get the number by using your old number one last time to let them know to use the new number. OR, you can use

Every inmate knows the exact date that they will be released. The first person to ask would be them. If you are not able to communicate or doubt their word you can always call the institution and ask to speak with a case manager or unit secretary to see if they will provide you with this information. In some cases this information is available online.

NOrmally the good time credit is 15% of the sentence. They are given the credit upon commencement, the inmate can only lose this time, they cannot accrue more time.

Internet Payments (credit cards via http://www.jailatm.com/) Mail (money orders only - must have inmate name) addressed to Washoe County Jail, ATTN: Inmate Accounting

InmateAid is NOT a replacement for the phone service at the prison or jail, we make their service cheaper with local phone numbers. Here is how the industry works: The phone service at any particular correctional center is set up through bid process. Whomever has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls - essentially has a monopoly. Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls. The choice is whether you

Normally, the disclosure of the location and custody status of an inmate is not made ahead of time for security reasons. The determination is made at the administrative level and the outside world has no impact on these decisions. Even the sentencing judge can only make a recommendation as to where they house the offender, the final decision is up to the Department of Corrections or Bureau of Prisons

Not really. The only thing that inmates might envy are magazine and newspaper subscriptions. Inmates that receive a lot of reading material like that are popular among the inmates as they usually get passed around. Reading material is a sort of currency that give the receiving inmate a lot of clout