Realignment AB 109 transfers responsibility for supervising certain kinds of felony offenders and state prison parolees from state prisons and state parole agents to county jails and probation officers. Realignment is a process of significant change in the California criminal justice system. The belief is that low-level offenders can be best rehabilitated through local, community-oriented and evidence-based practices instead of state prison. An offender that gets a BIG sentencing break, and decides to run, does not

Yes, all state prisons have a law library within their education department. Most facilities have computers with the information stored which makes searching for specific laws and cases easier. There are some incredibly bright and clever inmates that work in this department. These inmates have great insight into how best to approach their legal quandary - some even charge several bags of tuna for their help.

What is your inmate's name and DOB? What state are they inmate incarcerated in? This will help us locate them and create a profile for you to keep in contact with. Email the information to aid@inmateaid.com and we will notify you when it is set up

The only way you will know if they received it is when they respond, unless the letter is returned to us - in that event we will investigate the reason and notify you of your options. It's rare but sometimes the facility is wrong or the inmate ID is missing. These are all correctable and we do so at no charge.

Unfortunately, inmates may not receive calls. Inmates must initiate the call to the user with either a prepaid account or a collect call (the most expensive). If you are thinking about the best way to go about setting something up, please send us the name of the facility where your inmate is incarcerated and your telephone numbner and we will give you an honest estimate of potential savings through our service

Parole within the first year is from a West Virginia DOC facility would be under the Accelerated Parole Program. There is no way give you optimism or pessimism whether he will be granted the release. The Accelerated Parole Program [Policy Directive 454.07](http://www.wvdoc.com/wvdoc/Portals/0/documents/454.07_2015-04-01.pdf) shall be made available to inmates serving a sentence with a parole eligibility date, except sentences of Life with Mercy and Habitual Life. However, this program shall not be available to any inmate to which one or

Inmates that have money on their inmate trust accounts can purchase stamps and envelopes at the weekly commissary. If they do not have money on their books, the prison will provide indigent inmates with all the materials necessary to send out mail to their loved ones. If your inmate writes to you directly, using your address, the cost of the mailing is a 49 cent stamp. Many of our members use the Inmate Response Mail service through InmateAid. Your

Work release is that portion of the Community Release Program that allows selected inmates to work at paid employment in the community during the last months of their confinement. There are many facilities across the country and none of them do things the same way. We would advise calling there before your arrive to get an exact list of their rules. Here is a sample "Allowable Item List": Clothing must be free of lettering and logos. Shirts and

The search engine for a juvenile offender has yet to exist. Juvenile inmate identities are kept private.

Some places allow TVs and even , but they must be bought at the commissary. They are pricey but if you are able to help we recommend sending about $200 into the inmate's commissary account.