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Subject: Marriage in prison

Some federal facilities allow inmates to wed, but we are uncertain if the private prison groups like CCA or GEO allow them. We do not think they allow them but we encourage you to call there and ask to speak with a case manager, they will have the correct answer for you. 505-285-4900

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Subject: Sentencing questions

You have to get a copy of the Judgement and Commitment Order. The language written by the judge is what the department of corrections follows. Without this Order, you will not know which out date is the correct one. Concurrent means they run together, consecutive means one after the other.

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Subject: Release questions

Parole is only available if the judge puts it in the Judgement and Committment Order. There are not many other ways to reduce one's sentence and get out earlier than your "out-date". There are always rumors and optimistic stories about law changes that inmates like to tell each other to keep hope alive for early release. But if you are going to do the crime, you are going to do 85% of the time.

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Subject: Offender phone calls

Your new number is issued to you by email within an hour. Please let us know if you need assistance getting started

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Subject: Commissary

NO. Cigarettes are forbidden. You should place money in her commissary account and she will be able to buy what she wants from the items that the prison has deemed acceptable.

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Subject: Send books and magazines

[Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?node=283155&tag=inmatecom-20&camp=15329&creative=394453&linkCode=ur1&adid=1NK4T3Z8XDKYJ0S12D53&&ref-refURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inmateaid.com%2Fpages%2Fdetails%2Fsend-books-to-an-inmate-in-prison-or-jail) is one of the only companies that may deliver books to inmates. You have to enter the inmate's name, ID number and the correct address of the facility. You have to buy "new paperback books", the used books are sold by third party affiliates and those books will get rejected. There are no other tricks to it, other than staying away from the other book sellers on the Amazon site that sell used books. We discourage you from trying

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Subject: Prison discipline

If he is in federal prison, you will have to call the BOP in Washington or Beaumont TX to get to the correct party that might be able to give you some answers. But, there is nothing you or his fantastic legal team can do to alter the course of action taken within the walls of a federal facility. If he is spending time in the SHU for administrative or disciplinary reasons, it is a lonely existence nevertheless. A normal

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Subject: Sentencing questions

This is where the offender is sentenced for their crime. It is like any court case where you are seated opposite the prosecution but in front of a judge. The prosecution puts on their reasons behind their sentence recommendation, the judge has their Pre-Sentence Report with it's sentencing recommendation and then the defense argues for the offender. Somewhere amid all of the information, the judge casts down their decision. 

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Subject: Prison discipline

Ad-seg is short for Administrative Segregation. This is the SHU or the hole as some call it. This is maximum security, usualy solitary confinement incarceration. It is a very structured environment with very little time outside the cell. There are two reasons for being sent to the SHU, Administrative or Disciplinary. Administrative could be simply having the inmate stay there awaiting a bed. Another reason is that there is a threat on the compound to this inmate and the short

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Subject: Law questions - legal terms

There are no programs per se that will have any substantive legal assistance for your son. The "system" is set up for plea bargains. Without proper legal representation, the accused has little if any way to prevail at trial. The "free" public defender is not going to be a seasoned courtroom battler, therefore getting released via court victory is nearly impossible. Real trial lawyers that are used to fighting in open court are rare and very expensive. If your son

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