Ask The Inmate. Real answers from people who've been there.

Yes, and the answer is more absolute than most people expect. If a judge has issued a bench warrant for any reason, including an unpaid traffic ticket, that warrant is a legal hold that the releasing facility is obligated to honor regardless of the circumstances surrounding it. Medical condition, upcoming surgery, length of time served, none of those factors automatically override an active warrant. When an inmate is released from one facility with an active hold from another jurisdiction, the releasing...

Was he granted a bail hearing or is he held without a bond? Even with the "no prior history" on his record, the charges are very serious and the likelihood he receives straight probation is dubious. But, please understand that we are not lawyers and also do not have access to the complete record so we are giving a general response based on years of experience but in no way should you rely on our answer in making any decisions....

Yes, absolutely. This is one of the most important things anyone with an active warrant needs to understand before walking into a correctional facility for any reason. Jails and prisons are law enforcement environments. Every visitor goes through an identification check before being allowed in and that check runs your information against warrant databases. It does not matter whether the warrant is from another county, whether it is for a misdemeanor, or whether you have made repeated good faith efforts to...

Maximum security is the grade of high security level used by prison systems in various states and counties.  In a maximum security prison or area, all prisoners have individual cells with sliding doors controlled from a secure remote control station. Often prisoners are confined in their cells 23 hours per day, but in some institutions, prisoners are allowed out of their cells for part of the day (recreation, education or medical). General population areas are limited with timed movements and escorts. Maximum...

This is one of the most common and most misunderstood situations in the criminal justice system and the honest answer is one that many people in your position do not want to hear but need to know. Once domestic violence charges are filed the case belongs to the state or the prosecutor, not to you. You did not file the charges and you cannot drop them. The decision to prosecute, negotiate a plea, or dismiss the case rests entirely with the...

Susquehanna County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania has a capacity of approximately 100 inmate beds. It is a smaller county facility by most standards, which reflects the rural and relatively low-population nature of Susquehanna County itself. The geographic breakdown of where inmates come from within the county or the surrounding areas is not publicly posted. County correctional facilities typically house a mix of people from the immediate county who are awaiting trial, serving short sentences on misdemeanor convictions, or being held on...

Inmates definitely suffer from anxiety. Depression and hopelessness are other emotional stresses they experience. The reason is the boredom and lack of activities cause those that stress about things out of their control becomes accelerated during incarceration. We offer a lot of reading material options for this very reason. Magazine subscriptions provide several valuable attributes outside of the reading material. There is a level of anticipation knowing they are always going to have something to look forward to at mail call....

There is no single answer to this because sentencing on fraud and theft charges depends on a combination of factors that vary significantly from case to case and state to state. What we can do is walk through what typically drives the outcome. The number of counts matters enormously. Three counts each of identity theft, credit card fraud, theft by deception, and theft by taking means twelve separate charges. Each count carries its own potential sentence and a judge has the...

Inmates being held on a bond too high for them to pay and get released are not afforded a reduction based upon time served. There is a reason the judge set the bond at a high level where they thought it would keep the public safe. Bond reduction comes in the form of a "motion to reduce the bond" with some reasonable basis for the judge to consider. If the information is compelling enough, they might reduce it, but in...