It depends largely on where they are doing their time. In some cases this is the way of survival but it is not the "rule". Inmates can survive long stretches without joining any gang. The best pointers we can give is, ONE: Do not gamble, TWO: Do not offer your opinion, THREE: Respect another's space, FOUR: Do not butt in line, FIVE: Do not stray alone outside the eyesight of the correctional officers, SIX: Never get into a position where

In lower security prisons like minimum or low, there is a hug and a kiss when your come in and one when you leave but the contact must remain somewhat out of the sight of the guards. Holding hands under the table will be okay, nothing more than that. The higher the security, the more likely there will be a piece of Plexiglas between you.

In some state prisons, there are programs that offer up to one day of good time for two days working in the kitchen. You would have to speak with the institution's staff to get clarification on what good time credits pertain to them.

The staff absolutely opens and reads each piece of incoming mail. All inmates are prohibited from communicating with people associated with their case, with prosecution or judicial personnel (related to their trial), with other inmates from different institutions and with some felons (depending on the inmate's crime).

Amazon is the absolute best way. They are considered the publisher by the prison system.

If your inmate's facility allows for other competing services, we would recommend JPay.com, they are the largest and most reliable of all the inmate money transfer companies. If a money order is an option you could always go to nearby Western Union depot and mail it in.

You would have to check with the custodian of the county records to see if they have you registered as married.

You will have to always pay Securus as they are the company that has the contract where your inmate is incarcerated. In the majority of cases we can get you a number that will bring this $15 call to about $3 but to be 100% certain, we would want to know the name of the facility and your telephone number. We would then direct you to set up a Securus account with the number we provision. The money on that

The receiving inmate is usually someone that never gets money on their account so they are able to "sell their commissary limit" to another inmate that has the ability. This happens often but you will never really know the real reason. Sometimes the inmate has a gambling debt or a gang debt, or other times it is really for the reason you stated. But the receiving inmate will get paid a fee from the amount that gets deposited and buying the

there is no way to gain access to an inmate's visitation list through normal channels. they take great measures to keep all inmate information private.