Yes, inmates in the SHU are only eligible to get and send mail. The mail is delivered on a normal schedule. They are allowed ONE 15-minute phone call per week.
Read moreFacility mail policies change, and nudity in photos is one of the most inconsistently enforced areas across correctional systems. What gets through one month can get rejected the next based on new guidance from administration, a change in mailroom staff, or a facility-wide policy update that was never publicly announced. Sheridan Correctional Center is an Illinois Department of Corrections facility, and IDOC has a general policy that restricts sexually explicit material including nudity. The fact that some photos got
Read moreIf the letter did not come back to you, he received it. That part you can count on. What happens after that is harder to read from the outside, and the silence does not necessarily mean what you are afraid it means. There are a dozen reasons an inmate might not respond right away. He may be working through complicated feelings about hearing from you. He may be in a stretch where writing feels harder than it should. He
Read moreProbably not, and the question of why someone would lie to stay in prison an extra month is worth sitting with before jumping to conclusions. Release dates in California's system are not always fixed and can shift for several reasons. Good time credit adjustments, program completions, or administrative recalculations can move a date in either direction by days or weeks. The CDCR offender locator reflects a calculated date based on the current record, but that calculation can change as
Read moreCongratulations on getting the second chance. That outcome is not guaranteed and the fact that the judge reinstated probation rather than revoking it says something about how the hearing went. The release process after a court order is typically faster than most other release situations, but it still takes time to work through the system. Once the judge signs the order reinstating probation and releasing you from custody, that paperwork has to travel from the courtroom to the jail's
Read morePrepare yourself mentally for the longest and most disorienting day you have experienced in a long time. The reception center process is not a quick check-in. It is a full intake that can stretch across most of a day, sometimes longer, as the facility processes you through a series of steps at their pace, not yours. You will spend a significant amount of time waiting. Waiting to be processed, waiting to be photographed, waiting to be assigned, waiting for
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Read moreThere is a waiting period, and it is standard across virtually every correctional facility in the country including Groveland. It is not specific to that facility and it is not a punishment. It is simply the Admissions and Orientation process that every newly arrived inmate goes through before privileges become available. During A&O, which typically runs anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks depending on the facility and how smoothly intake moves, the inmate is being
Read moreYes, you are responsible for getting the number to your inmate. You can use one more "expensive call" to relay the number, you can try to contact the facility to see if they will pass it along (the rules prohibit it, but some of the COs will if you're nice on the phone) or mail the number in a postcard or letter. We offer a free postcard, just email us at aid@inamteaid.com and we'll send you a coupon code.
Read moreYes, that is exactly correct and you have it set up the right way. Your personal phone number is the destination, meaning the number where you actually want to receive the calls. The InmateAid number that was emailed to you is the routing number, which is the number your inmate dials at the facility to reach you at the lower rate. When your inmate dials the InmateAid number, the call routes through to your personal number at the discounted
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