The administrative transfer could mean a number of things. The first thing that comes to mind is the inmate has some issue with another inmate in that facility. It could be a co-defendant he cannot be placed in the same facility. But if this is happening often, it could be that he was a confidential informant. They get moved routinely to keep their whereabouts changing. The short-term stays (8 months at a time) make it seem like he is in protective
Read moreMy guess is that the inmate got into a violent fight where someone got hurt really bad - it could certainly be something else. He was probably taken to the SHU where they held a Disciplinary Hearing with a single Officer (the DHO) presiding. The DHO evidently found him guilty. Now, the punishment would include more time added to the sentence, plus a change of institution (to a higher security level with less privileges). Here are some examples of Class B
Read moreAnything is possible, but it would be information we would not have first-hand knowledge about
Read moreTheir counselor provides a slip of paper that they have received a deposit into their inmate trust account
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Read moreThere is no set timeline, and the experience varies more than most families expect going in. The transfer out of county jail depends on two things that neither you nor your husband controls. The first is bed space at the receiving processing center. Federal and state processing facilities run at or near capacity constantly, and transfers happen when space opens up rather than on a fixed schedule. The second is the transfer schedule of whoever is handling transport, whether
Read moreThis is a serious concern and worth pursuing directly with the facility, but how you approach that conversation matters as much as what you ask. Facilities are legally required to provide inmates with necessary medical care, and failing to treat a documented chronic condition like hypertension or high cholesterol can rise to the level of a constitutional violation under the Eighth Amendment. That is the legal backdrop. In practice, medication gaps happen for several reasons. A prescription may not
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Read moreCall the facility visiting room during normal visiting hours and see when your inmate's visiting hours are. OR, ask your inmate when their days are.
Read moreNormally there would be no phone use during a lockdown. However, if the inmate has a phone in their cell, they can still use it, unless the lockdown was so serious they cut the phones off entirely.
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