The 2024 release date is likely already the adjusted figure reflecting the good time credit built into the sentence. Most state systems apply a standard good time reduction at the beginning of the sentence, typically around 15 percent, and that adjustment is what produces the out date you see rather than the raw third anniversary of his sentence start. If the release date already reflects that credit, the question becomes whether anything changes it between now and 2024. The
Read moreyes, but we would caution sending magazine subscriptions into any county jail unless they are serving a sentence of one year or more.
Read moreNot yet. Most facilities, including those in the Louisiana system, require an inmate to be housed at a location for a minimum period before a transfer request will even be considered. The general expectation is at least six months of clean time at the current facility before a request carries any weight. The reasoning is practical. Transfers take administrative resources, and facilities are not going to process requests from inmates who just arrived. Beyond logistics, a transfer request needs
Read moreRemember that the commissary is for the 'little extras'. 75% of inmates never go to the commissary. If you are able to send something without affecting your own ability to survive while they are there, $50-100 per week and they would live like a king/queen.
Read moreThe answer depends on where you live relative to the facility. Prison and jail phone carriers charge different rates based on whether the receiving number is local to the facility or long-distance. If you live in Arkansas and your number is already local to the Wynne area, you may already be getting the lower in-state rate. InmateAid can still potentially reduce that further by identifying whether a local forwarding number would trigger an even cheaper rate with whatever carrier
Read moregetting a pardon or clemency is as difficult as you'd imagine. you need someone on the outside doing your bidding to even get considered. And, it's a long shot at best if you do
Read moreYes, every day from the arrest date counts. The 163 days he spent in custody between his arrest on September 18, 2020 and his plea on February 28, 2021 are all credited toward the sentence, day for day. The clock starts at booking, not at sentencing. Here is how the math works. Five years is 60 months. With 15 percent good time applied, he serves approximately 51 months total rather than the full 60. Subtract the roughly 5.4 months
Read moreyes, all of the phone systems have a prompt to check your balance of time remaining
Read moreThe best fiction books (IMO) are from authors like Stuart Woods, John Grisholm, David Baldacci, Nora Roberts, Harlen Coben, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, James Patterson and others. The best books for general knowledge and insight, start with anything by Malcolm Gladwell
Read moreMail sent through InmateAid typically takes 2 to 3 business days to travel from InmateAid's Florida office to the facility through the US Postal Service. Once it arrives, the facility mailroom staff open and inspect it before clearing it for distribution, which can add a day or several more depending on the facility. Mail call at most facilities runs Monday through Friday, so weekends do not count. Plan for the full journey from send to in-hand to take anywhere from
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