No, smoking has been banned in all state and federal facilities. BUT, inmates still are able to obtain cigarettes through smuggling sources. They sell for an expensive "2 tunas" each and are surprisingly easy to get as long as you have a locker full of tuna. The other surprising thing is that most correctional officers are not diligent in punishing inmates for smoking and as long as the inmates keep it out of their sight, they are not cracking down

The release date is entered by the members/users of the site. When the sentence is over they are usually released into a halfway house or probation/supervised released for a period determined by the Courts.

El sitio Ask the Inmate no es un enlace de comunicación directa a un preso en particular; es un foro de preguntas y respuestas entre el usuario e Inmate Aid que sabe cómo funcionan las cosas en el interior de la prision. Para comunicarse, puede escribir cartas, enviar postales y fotos - pero usted tendrá que ir a la zona de Mi cuenta y hacer clic en la página para crear su perfil, a continuación, haga clic en "Cartas". Usted

The mailing address of the facility

If he writes back through InmateAid, he simply uses our return address and we will scan the letter into your account and notify you of it's existence.

Saturday night, the post office is closed. The letters will be processed Moday morning.

It depends on the inmate. All of the inmates have a program designed for them. Once they complete it to the satisfaction of the overseeing staff, they will work their sentence down at the next designation.

Inmates do not have access to the Internet and without it they cannot access InmateAid to know there is an Inmate Profile Page. Unfortunately there are no "free programs" for communication. Your inmate can apply for indigent mail with his counselor and they do provide free stamps, envelopes and writing material.

Going to jail does not automatically change a child support order. Only a judge can change or modify a child support order. If a parent that is in jail has income or assets that can be used to pay for your child's support, he or she has to continue to pay child support. If there already is a child support order, and the parent who was ordered to pay child support goes to jail (is incarcerated), the child support

The highest prison wage in the prison is paid by a joint venture program. It is a private company that operates using inmate labor. Their wages are minimum wage with the payments going to three different places. The prisoner has to pay room and board, a share goes to a bank account to assist the inmate upon release from prison. As well as a portion of the prisoners pay check goes to a family member if desired and some to