We agree with you 100%. There should be more government dollars spent on rehabilitation and vocation programs for former inmates, especially when their sentence was so long. They need help getting acclimated to technology and the vast opportunities that are available to hard-working people. It's out there, but it's not easy to find. One resource I'd like to recommend... they are called 70MillionJobs.com and they are doing a great job at getting ex-inmates high-paying jobs with health insurance. 

You can create an inmate profile yourself. It's easy to do if you know where they are incarcerated. Once that is in the system, all the inmate services would be available to your inmate and you.

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Don't let your imagination run away with you. Inmates sometimes pick a fight to see if you'll stay with them... because can't account for you on the outside, the fight is a test to see if you'll go on without them. He can't do anything about what you're doing. Sometimes his imagination might get the better of him.

There are some institutions that reward trustees with some extra good time, but that isn't necessarily the norm. We cannot name one that does but have heard there are some, somewhere.

Look them up and reintroduce yourself in a letter. I guarantee you they will love hearing from you and it will make their day.

county jail phones are almost all day and evening. they are on at about 8:00 am and are cut off at about 9:00 pm.

Yes, there are some really good programs available to inmates in every type of detainment. It's up to the offender to take advantage of these skilled people who can help guarantee a smooth re-entry when released.

You would know your husband better than we do. But, it's not easy to cheat from jail. If you suspect something, your instincts are usually right. Only time will tell.

Conjugal visits are rare these days and there are still a few state prisons that have them. Currently, only California, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, and Washington allow conjugal visits.