If you did not include your address in the body of the letter, the inmates intuitively will write you back to our address. We then receive the letter, scan it into your account and email you that it is there for your retrieval.

Yes, you will need to get permission from the warden to get an approval. They do an NCIC background check before approving the visitors. It is in your best interest to address this issue *before applying*, because they will find out and that might make your approval more difficult.

Yes, there is a full-time nurse on staff and an inmate with a fever will get the proper attention and treatment

You have almost finished the process. You've entered your inmate, their location and your number. The phone carrier at the Central Virginia Regional Jail is Securus. We are not a replacement for them, we get you a local number to make the calls cheaper when you use them. We charge $19.95 per month to get you the number and the forwarding of the long distance call to the phone line you've given us. By getting this local number, you are

Sometimes the inmates are unable to use the phone. It might be a group or individual punishment that is only temporary. If you go too long without hearing from him, you might try calling the facility and ask to speak with the case manager, counselor or unit team secretary to get more information.

Yes, even inmates that are in the SHU, solitary confinement or maximum security get at least one hour three days a week. But most inmates are given much more time outdoors. In a general setting there are recreation activities that are all outside. There is a walking track, usually a baseball field, basketball court, handball courts and more. The inmates that get restricted hours are ones that have broken the rules of the prison and are getting extra punishment on

The phone service at a particular correctional center is set up through bid process. Whichever company has the contract for all of the inmate outbound calls is doing the business without any competition. Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls. The choice is whether you pay them for a long distance call (to your number) or a local call (to a number that we get for you). If you are already local, we cannot save you money

They are normally able to call within a few day, even with an ICE hold as long as you have money on the phone carrier that has the contract. We might be able to make those calls less expensive, We get you a new local number matched to the rate center of the detention facility where your inmate is held; it is with that number your inmate dials to connect to you. The savings you receive are different

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. CCA is the largest private corrections company in the United States. It manages more than 65 correctional and detention facilities with a capacity of more than 90,000 beds in 19 states. The company’s revenue in 2015 exceeded more than $2 billion. Controversies related to the company include: treatment of inmates and disclosure of oversight,

Yes they can. They can go to their counselor and fill out a form that would deduct money from their commissary/trust account and designate whom the recipient is. The facility will then sent that person a check.