Each facility has one phone carrier only. The company that they use determines the pricing. That is why the price is so high. InmateAid uses software to determine the best price based on YOUR phone number and the carrier. We can save big money on about 70% of the instances. We encourage you to email or call to get an honest estimate before you buy. If you buy and we cannot save you money, we will refund the transaction, no
Read moreAbout one week, and the timing is tied to how the BOP structures its orientation process. The Bureau of Prisons runs Admissions and Orientation on Wednesdays at most facilities. That is the formal day when new inmates go through the full intake briefing, get their accounts set up, and have phone and visitation access activated. The exact wait depends on what day your person arrived. Someone who comes in on a Tuesday only has to wait one day until
Read moreSID stands for Special Investigations Division, which is the internal affairs unit within the New Jersey Department of Corrections. When an inmate is flagged for a SID investigation, it means something serious enough has occurred or been alleged that it requires a formal investigation beyond what the regular disciplinary process handles. This is not a routine write-up. SID gets involved when the situation involves potential criminal conduct, serious security threats, gang activity, contraband operations, or other matters that rise above
Read moreArrest reports are not freely available through standard public inmate search tools. They are law enforcement documents rather than court records, and accessing them requires going through the right channels. The most direct route is to contact the arresting agency, whether that is the county sheriff's office, local police department, or state patrol, and request a copy of the arrest report through their records division. Wyoming law enforcement agencies process public records requests under the Wyoming Public Records Act.
Read moreThis usually takes about a week, depending on bed space and length of travel. The US Marshal Service transports the federal inmates in a very secretive manner so as not to alert anyone on the outside the travel arrangments so the safety of all. As soon as you find out where he lands, let us know because we can get you a local phone number which makes the calls to you at the lowest tariff (6 cents per minute).
Read moreInmateAid is the starting point for finding the cheapest rate available for calls from whatever facility your son is in at Trenton, Tennessee. Here is how it works. The jail or prison where your son is housed contracts with a single phone carrier, and that carrier sets the rates based on the number being dialed. Depending on where you are located in the Selmer and Savannah area and what area code your number carries, you may already be at
Read moreI absolutely think it is a good thing AND i think the items are fairly priced. I do feel that indigent inmates should be given a weekly stipend if they have no sourcce of outside funds so that there is no perceived gap between the haves and the have nots. Jealousy could create an incident but that is the only downside I see.
Read moreThe follow up for an appellate remand is normally a few weeks to 3-4 months. It depends on the prosecutor's office to set the pace based on their caseload.
Read moreIt is possible but the third cocaine charge is the obstacle that makes this genuinely difficult, and being honest about that serves you better than false optimism. Possession with intent to distribute cocaine is a serious felony on its own. A third offense on that charge tells a sentencing judge a clear story: two prior opportunities to change course were not taken, and the conduct continued. Most states have enhanced penalty provisions for repeat drug offenders that limit judicial
Read moreThe fastest and most direct way is to ask your son. He knows what the write-up was for and what sanctions were handed down at his disciplinary hearing. If he is able to make his one weekly call from the SHU, that conversation will tell you everything the facility is unlikely to share with you directly. From the outside, your options for getting information are limited. The facility is not required to notify family members about disciplinary infractions or
Read more