This is a serious charge that carries a heavy penalty. Since he has a criminal history and was already incarcerated it is our opinion that the least he will get is 30 years and it's likely he could get life.

The sentencing phase is based on a point system set up by the legislature that writes the laws. The higher the points, the longer the sentence. The judge has discretion to determine the sentence, there are a few factors with which to base their determination: criminal conduct history; was the offender the main actor in the crime; were there victims that were injured or killed; were there aggravating circumstances when an offender was particularly cruel to a victim - the

Your power-of-attorney has nothing to do with anything related to his prison sentence. Parole eligibility is determined by the sentencing language from the judge. You may call the facility and ask to speak to the inmate's counselor or case manager to see if they have any information that they will share.

85% of 16 months is 13.6 months. If he has 6 months in, then he has 7.6 months left to serve

Release dates are not available in all instances. If federal you can look on the bop.gov website where it is posted. If it is a state sentience, some of them have the information posted on the state DOC website. If you call the facility and ask to speak to the inamte's counselor or case manager, you might get their release date.

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your

send us a request via email at Aid@InmateAid.com with the inmate's name and other information that you have. We will do our best to help

yes, in most cases they get a slip of paper with the last name of the sender

Yes you must be approved with a background check, but the inmate has to fill it out and mail it to you before you are approved.

It depends on the facility. Some will allow you to bring some generic clothing, you should check with the staff beforehand to be certain. Books will not be allowed unless they are sent through [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?node=283155&tag=inmatecom-20&camp=15329&creative=394453&linkCode=ur1&adid=172T0Q79DKZT0EX7FWYE&&ref-refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inmateaid.com%2Fpages%2Fdetails%2Fsend-books-to-an-inmate-in-prison-or-jail)