Inmates definitely suffer from anxiety. Depression and hopelessness are other emotional stresses they experience. The reason is the boredom and lack of activities cause those that stress about things out of their control becomes accelerated during incarceration. We offer a lot of reading material options for this very reason. Magazine subscriptions provide several valuable attributes outside of the reading material. There is a level of anticipation knowing they are always going to have something to look forward to at mail call.

Depending on where they are incarcerated, we can give you more accurate information. Most places do NOT allow you to send things in, all the possessions an inmate is allowed to have must be purchased at the commissary. Send us the information and we will let you know the restrictions.

The rules in state prison are 85% of the sentence must be served, unless there is a parole provision in the Judgement and Commitment papers. There is a 15% good time reduction that is granted at the beginning of the sentence - the inmate can only lose that over time, not get more good time.

If it is not posted online, you will have to call the facility and speak to the unit secretary or your inmate's counselor to get that information. Of course, your inmate knows their out-date, too.

They will not let the public know of the new location as it is a security risk to the transporting marshals, so they keep this information private until the move has happened. In many cases, the US Marshal service will transport the inmates to Oklahoma FTC which is a prison actually situated on the tarmac of the Oklahoma City International Airport. The inmate could stay there for one night or several weeks until the designation is ready and able to

No, the prisons do not report back to us when the mail is handed out to the inmate. We send thousands and thousands of letters and there is only an issue if you fail to include the inmate ID number, if the facility is wrong or the inmate is no longer there. Otherwise the mail will get to your inmate.

All sentences (except for "life") come with "good time credits". Usually this is 15% of the length of the sentence. You can only lose these good time credits for breaking the rules while incarcerated.  There is a parole system for most state prisons but the only inmates eligible must have it designated on the Judgement and Commitment document.  Federal prison does not have parole but they do have RDAP. RDAP is the Residential Drug Abuse Program. Inmates that are eligible

Convenience. Most people, probably yourself included, fail to write enough to make a difference. This service puts the tools on your cell phone and allows you to write a letter WHEN you are thinking about it. Convenience certainly has a price and our members have no issue with a one dollar premium to ensure their inmate gets the mail. People promise their inmates pictures from the holidays and after several months of "being too busy", never get around to doing

The letter and photo service from InmateAid is straightforward. You type up a letter and upload photos where applicable - proceed to the Pay Now page and complete the transaction. The letter order flows through our Admin area to the Processing Department. Letters are processed immediately upon entry unless it is after 6pm on Saturday, then the letters do not go through the process until Monday morning. You may check in your My Account area to see the status of

The best advise is to let this set-back be the foundation for his rebound. If he has to do time, make a plan on what he is going to accomplish with that time. Inmates are best served with a set routine where they can remained mental engaged in something positive. Reading and exercise are crucial. Trouble is only where you look for it. The "inside" is like a community and inmates can steer clear of trouble by minding his own