YES you do, our service is not a replacement for Bealls. We are provisioning you a local number that when used by your inmate through the Bealls system will register the absolute lowest per-call price price. There is a distinct price difference between long distance and local, the savings is realized in that difference and why people use our service 

The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of

Inmate in federal custody are released in the early morning - weekdays only. There are normally arrangements made in advance before the date of release. If the inmate has halfway house or supervised release, there is a component to that as well. The BOP usually arranges for a bus ticket and a ride from the "town driver" from the facility to the depot.

All federal inmates get 300 minutes per MONTH, in November and December they allow 400 minutes per month. Your inmate needs to take care in budgeting their time so that they do not use it all up in the first week or so like many new inmates tend to do.  If you are long distance from Terre Haute, we can get you a local number to bring the cost of the call to 6 cents per minute instead of 21

Rape in prison is real. New inmates are the most vulnerable. The security level of the prison has some bearing on whether rape is more likely. Rape can be forcible or done through manipulation.  If they show kindness or are trying to be helpful, it is only because they want something. And if there offering you protection you can guarantee that there going to seek sexual favors. When an inmate comes in for the first time and doesn't know anyone,

You can add money to the GTL account at connectnetwork.com. Make sure that you have added the numbers you received from InmateAID to your GTL account. Our service charges you every three months since you have the Q-Plan (1000 long distance minutes per month).

Sometimes it saves up to $13 per call. Sometimes only $1-3 per call. Other times we can't improve the price at all and refund your money. We know what works and if there can be savings we will let you know. SEND US YOUR NUMBER AND THE FACILITY NAME - WE WILL GIVE YOU AN HONEST ESTIMATE BEFORE YOU SIGN-UP

It is like military training, there is a lot of marching and exercising, doing  chores that require exertion. There is also a mental toughness element where they test the temperament of the inmates during these tasks, sort of like a drill sergeant in basic training. They work them hard, they are plenty exhausted when they check into their bunks to go to sleep. Not a lot of time for nonsense or trouble-making. It's designed to break young men from breaking the law into

You sound concerned, but when they are in lockdown the inmates are all safely in their respective cells and not in harm's way. It probably will not last too much longer. Hang in there, you'll hear from them soon enough. You can always write them too -  and they can write you back.

The real problem with the crime of smuggling of illegal aliens and the harsh penalties comes from the Patriot Act. The Department of Defense and Homeland Security (and frankly every US citizen) are sensitive to potential terrorist entering this country secretly. The sentencing guidelines are such that the prosecution will tell the defendent what potentially lies ahead if they go to trial. We know of inmates we did time with for this very crime and plead guilty - they got