The phone service at a particular correctional center is set up through bid process. Whoever has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls - has essentially a monopoly. Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls and they do not have anyone competing . 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 you). If you

In most cases we can get a number that will make the calls cheaper. There are about 12-13 state prisons that have flat rates where our service will not benefit you. Almost all of the county jails and federal prisons have rates that offer a break with a new number. Carefully read all of the postings about the service on our site. We make it easy to understand and offer assistance and coupons to try the service for a month

The visitation structure is based on the facility and it's custody level. The higher the security level, the more restrictive visitation is. For instance the highest security level of custody does not allow contact visits, the communication is conducted face-to-face through Plexiglas cubicles on recorded telephones. Medium and low security have visitation where the inmates and the visitor sit at a table across from each other - but very limited contact. Minimum security is very liberal where you can sit

If the information is not posted online, you can contact the Clerk of the Courts where the sentence was imposed and apply to receive all of the public filings on the case. You can even petition the judge for that information. If that is not a route you want to take, you might try calling the facility and ask to speak with the case manager, counselor or unit team secretary to get more information.

Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless after 6pm on Saturday, those letters will process Monday morning. We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband. Once they decide the mail is fit to be handed out at mail call, your inmate will receive it. Any delay that occurs at the facility is out of our control. We make

sometimes yes, sometimes no. the mail room staff might deliver it to the inmate without it but their rules allow them to send any mail back without an ID. for that reason, we advise using the ID

Depending on the jurisdiction, the standard for the "real length of time served" is 85% of the imposed sentence.

Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless after 6pm on Saturday, those letters will process Monday morning. We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband. Once they decide the mail is fit to be handed out at mail call, your inmate will receive it. Any delay that occurs at the facility is out of our control. We make

Yes, sexy pictures are perfectly okay. We process lots of bikini and lingerie photos from the loved ones of inmates and they are acceptable and appreciated by the recipient.

Sending money into the Contra Costa County - Martinez Detention Facility will only be accepted in the following forms: Money Orders , Cashier's Checks, Local, State and Federal government checks, including checks from other detention and prison authorities, Traveler's Checks Personal checks or cash will result in the envelope and all its contents being returned to sender. Money Orders, Cashier's Checks and Traveler's Checks must be made out to the inmate. The inmate name and booking number must