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

When your inmate writes back, they send their reply letter to InmateAid's Florida address, which is printed on every envelope you send them. Once that letter arrives at InmateAid, it gets scanned and uploaded to your account as a PDF. You will receive an email notification letting you know there is a letter waiting in your account. Log in, go to your dashboard, and the scanned letter will be there for you to read and download. You do not have to...

A no-bond designation means the system has flagged her as someone who should not be released before a judge reviews the case in person. It is not necessarily permanent, but it does mean she is going to stay in custody until at least the arraignment or first appearance hearing. At that hearing, a judge will review the circumstances and decide. Depending on the charge, her criminal history, and the arguments made by her attorney, the judge can do one of three...

Absolutely, and it is one of the more straightforward paths to the hole that exists in any correctional facility. Guards are there to maintain order, and an inmate verbally assaulting a staff member is a direct challenge to that order. It does not matter whether the words were said in anger, frustration, or as a heat of the moment reaction. Disrespecting or threatening a corrections officer is a serious disciplinary infraction at every facility, and the standard response is removal from...

If he is in federal prison, he will do 85% of his sentence or 71.4 months on 84 months total, unless he takes RDAP and gets a year off of that. If he is in state prison, depending where, he might be eligible for parole which could drastically reduce the seven years. The Judgment and Commitment Order signed by the judge will give you insight as to what exactly are the stipulations of the sentence and if parole is even...

The honest answer comes from someone who has been there, and it is yes without qualification. The depression that sets in during incarceration is not the kind that announces itself dramatically. It is a slow, grinding weight that accumulates through the relentless passage of time in an environment that offers almost no stimulation, no privacy, and no control over anything that matters. The distortion of time is one of the most disorienting aspects. On the outside, a busy day can feel...

I've actually seen inmates have sex with their loved one in the visitation room of a federal prison camp. The security is not in your face and the visits are the best they can be, seated on picnic tables so getting close easy.  If you risk doing so and get caught or someone snitches on your (like in this case), the visits will end forever and the inmate will spend months in the SHU before they transfer him to a higher...

Yes, you will be able to visit your fiancé in the halfway house. The visitation is very liberal and it's allowed on most days. After he gets settled, he will be assigned a counselor that will oversee his reentry. If he has a period of supervised release, he will meet with the person assigned to his case from US Probation. This is the hardest part of the process because these people are no joke. There will be drug testing, breathalyzers...

The Letter and Photo service through InmateAid is not digital. It is an actual letter printed out and send through the US Postal Service. We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to reach the mail room. Normally the mail is immediately processed and delivered to the inmate, however there are delays that occur for various reasons that are outside of anyone's control. We have been successfully and reliably delivering hundreds of thousands of inmate letters over the many years...