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Subject: Inmate phone calls

Securus has the pricing structure backwards compared to most phone carriers. With a normal phone plan, local calls are cheaper than long-distance calls. Securus flips that entirely. With Securus, calls to numbers within the same state as the facility are actually the most expensive. Calls to out-of-state numbers cost significantly less. Your inmate figured this out from the inside, and he is right. So if you are in the same state as the facility he is at, your local

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Subject: Visitation

they would either have to travel or might be able to have a video visit

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

CC2 stands for Community Corrections Center Level 2. It is a classification designation used in several state correctional systems to identify a specific type of facility that sits between a traditional prison and full release back into the community. Community Corrections Centers are transitional facilities designed to help inmates move from incarceration back into everyday life in a structured and supervised setting. They are sometimes referred to as halfway houses, reentry centers, or prerelease facilities depending on the state

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Subject: Prison discipline

Yes, on both counts, and understanding why helps avoid the frustration of fighting a battle that the law largely does not support. Correctional facilities have broad legal authority to read incoming and outgoing inmate mail. This right is well established in case law and exists for legitimate security reasons. Staff are not required to notify the sender that a letter was read. Reading the mail is standard procedure and happens routinely, not just when something suspicious is flagged.

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Subject: Release questions

There is no legally mandated deadline for how quickly a parole officer has to act in this situation, and that is genuinely frustrating when someone is sitting past their release date with a job and housing on the line. POs carry large caseloads and are not always responsive, especially to family members calling from the outside. That said, there are steps worth taking. Calling the PO repeatedly and pushing hard can sometimes backfire and slow things down further, so

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Subject: Visitation

You will need to call the facility and ask to speak with the case manager, counselor or unit team secretary to get more information on special visits. Most institutions allow visitors traveling over 100 miles to visit longer than the typical visitation time set for the inmates.

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Subject: General prison questions-terminology

If it is federal, the US Marshal service will transport him via airplane. They normally will fly into the FTC Oklahoma City facility which is situated on an airport tarmac. They will process him there for a day or more and then when there are enough eastbound transfers he will eventually get to his destination. The US Marshal is the most humane outfit. The air transport is efficient, speedy and unbelievably professional in it's method. If it is a

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Subject: Inmate phone calls

You will not be able to figure out who it is she is calling. There is one way to stem the usage, it is to get a number from us (for the Discount Calling) and only put money on that number. If you give her commissary money SHE controls the way it's spent. If you put our number on a pre-paid service, it will only connect the one number you are registering. You can email us (aid@inmateaid.com) the name of

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Subject: Visitation

You cannot find out who is on an inmate's visitation (only if you are approved), it is private information.

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