It's not uncommon for inmates to marry while incarcerated. Sometimes marital unions are forged for legal reasons, often related to the adoption of children. In other cases, prisoners simply "may have decided it's just time to marry, and it happens frequently. More so in federal or state prison than in county jail. Inmates who are serving less than a year will usually have their application for marriage denied with the presumption being that such a short wait will not

It depends on the facility, the security level and any restrictions imposed on your inmate. The federal system allows calling from 6am - 9:30pm but restrict their minutes to 300 per month. County jails usually have the phones open all day and night, some even have phones in the cell. State prisons have a wide range of options and the main determinant is the restriction on each inmate. Some can only call once a day and others have none whatsoever.

You cannot send books from your own address. The facilities will only accept books and magazines "from the publisher". You can go to Amazon and order the books but make sure that the shipping address is that of the inmate's facility and include their inmate ID number.

The ASPC Yuma facility has a contract with Securus. You have to use them regardless. It is NOT possible to get another account that will replace Securus - you must keep using them. What Prison Call Solutions does is what InmateAid does better. We get a telephone number that will make the calls only $1.84 each. You will still pay Securus $1.84 for each call, but if you are saving over $5.00 per call, the InmateAid flat rate of $19.95

The information pertaining to the inmates is "self-generated"meaning that the member/user that sets up the profile fills out the fields of information. Unless we are asked, we do not monitor, verify or update the information.

Most sentences imposed for violations are the original sentence handed down, and are required to serve at least 85% of their sentence. The good time credits are given at the beginning of the sentence and may only be taken away for infractions that occur during the time inside.

Depending on where they are, you can send money through the mail in the form of a money order. Or, you can use an online service to send money. Most of these institutions have a preferred vendor in place. Let us know where the inmate is incarcerated and we will try to help find out whom you may use.

Inmates can generally use the phone as often as they want. However the restrictions might be limited to how much money the inmate has in their account. The InmateAid Discount Telephone Service will stretch that dollar - write us at aid@inmateaid.com for more information Federal prison: 300 minutes per month, 400 minutes for Nov/Dec. State prison and county jail: no limit to the monthly minutes

They are not unlimited. There are many plans out there, the ones publicizing unlimited are not being honest; there are many add-on charges that mysteriously appear on your charge card - after you've signed up and it it too late.  InmateAid's service is totally disclosed at the time of the purchase. We charge $19.95 for either 300 minutes or 1000 minutes depending on the plan you choose. Whatever service you decide on, you will ALWAYS have to use the service

Depending on the facility, your inmate is probably waiting A & O, (Admissions and Orientation). Once they have gone through the lectures from all of the department heads, the inmate is ready for designation and privileges. Most A & Os happen on Wednesday but every place is different. It is at A & O that they gain the information for phone calls and visitation.