If you are certain that the days you have come are days where his unit has visitation. If you are coming on the right day, then most probably he had his visitation privileges suspended for one reason or another. If you are approved but he cannot come to visit, that is what it sounds like to us. You might write him a letter and ask what happened.

All of the parish prisons in Louisiana have daily recreation, they have TVs, they have some form of book exchange, others have a library - but boredom is an issue. The inmate that can compartmentalize their situation and block out the surroundings can get into a meaningful routine of self-improvement and actually come out of there a better, more rounded individual. You help by sending in reading material. That is one of the main reasons InmateAid exists is to make

Prison rape is real but it's not pervasive in every facility. Rape can happen to an inmate in a 24-hour DUI holding cell or in a maximum security prison. Surroundings and circumstances are different but the outcome of rape could happen in any one of the fifteen-thousand plus detention facilities in this country. 

It depends on the person. There is no easy prison time for any inmate. Sometimes the younger inmates have more hope for the future and realize they can do some "learning" while they are there. Hope is a great motivator, if an inmate can see a potential bright future their time will be used wisely.

Inmates must make an outbound call to you. They place your number on their call list and can direct dial you - as long as they have money on their TruLinks account. If you want to verify the location of your inmate, you can go online to: bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp

It depends on the inmate's location and if they actually allow care packages. Not all facilities have a relationship where care packages are allowed to be sent in to inmates. You might try calling the facility and ask to speak with the case manager, counselor or unit team secretary to get more information.

The CDCR has up to three weeks to hand out mail - by state law. It is by far the worst state for delays but they are backed up by a legislative statute that gives each mail room supervisor the right to delay mail delivery - by three weeks. 

The phone service at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility is set up through bid process covering all of the Oregon DOC facilities. Telmate has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls. Therefore, you have to use them to receive calls - they are the only provider. The choice is whether you pay Telmate for a long distance call (to Eugene) or a local call (to a number we would provision you). Here is how

No, marriage after incarceration is not a determinate in considering whether an inmate is fit for parole. A parole hearing is an opportunity for the offender to present his or her side of the story, and express their own thoughts as to why they feel they should be paroled. Many subjects come up during the course of the hearing. These typically include the details of the offense, prior criminal history, the guidelines which the Commission uses in making their

Unless he can get released on his own recognizance, he will stay there until the bond is placed to assure the court of his appearance.