The prisons do not provide the courses, they will have to be provided by someone on the outside. The prison education department proxies the testing for the universities that provide "distance learning". There are several available and they don't have to be located in Ohio. Louisiana State University (LSU) is one of the best and most widely used programs in the prisons. But, you pay for the course load "by the hour" and the books just like you would if

Send us their name, DOB and the state they are in. If you know the facility name or any other information (county, state or federal), please email it to us and we will help locate them for you.

County jails provide the essentials like 3 meals per day, soap, toothpaste and a tooth brush. There is the commissary which is a store inside the jail. You can add money to their inmate trust account that would allow them to shop for some "extras" to make their time a little easier; $50 per week would set them up nicely. Any more is a luxury. Do what you can afford.  Calling cards are not available everywhere but where they are,

With all due respect, this sounds like it's going to be tough to get much leniency from the board with all of what appears to be stacked against him.

After you have set up an Inmate profile page, go to your My Account area of the site. Go to where your inmate's name is, there is a menu bar with choices of services. Click on "Letters" and scroll to the bottom. If you are going to write a letter, this is where to do it. When you are ready to select some pictures, click "Browse", it will take you to where your pictures are stored on your device (computer

The halfway house is selected by the prison bureau.  The parole officers are normally assigned to the jurisdiction where you live. The parole officer will be in close contact making sure the integration back into society is smooth. The best source of information will be his current counselor or case manager. They have all of the pertinent information as to where your partner will be assigned. For him to get a halfway house in another state he is going to have to petition

Your inmate can call home by calling collect but AT&T does not have the contract with the jail, you will be paying GTL for this collect call. Please be mindful that this is the most expensive way of receiving and inmate call, it will cost at least $14.99 per 15 minutes.  GTL has a prepaid option through their website. The cost of the calls vary depending upon where the call connects. If you are inter-state long distance, the cost of

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

Just supply us with their name and the state you think they might be in. If you know their DOB or the jurisdiction where they were charged will help. We will do our best to find them for you

The phone service at a particular correctional center is set up through bid process. In this case, Global Tel*Link has the contract for all inmate outbound calling and to tape record the calls - essentially a monopoly. Therefore, you have to use them to receive any calls. The choice is whether you pay GTL for a long distance call (to your number) or a local call (to a number that we get you). If you are already local, we cannot