Any books being sent into a prison or jail must be done through a publisher. Books will be rejected by the mail room personnel if they are sent in by an individual. They deem it a security risk if it is not coming from the publisher as a source. Amazon.com delivers to penitentiaries, but we strongly suggest you contact the prison first to confirm that they accept deliveries and to note any special regulations the prison might have. Some prisons

Inmate movement is tough on the inmate. They pack out their belongings but it is rare for the inmate to retain all of their previous property. Commissary goods are lost, clothing is often lost and mail remnants are lost. Mail in-route is NOT forwarded, it is returned to the sender. If the inmate remains within the same system (state, federal) the funds will transfer. If they are going from county to county they probably will not transfer. If you sent

Offenders must participate in an orientation upon admission to any NCDPS facility. The department holds offenders accountable for the information presented in orientation. The department must provide orientation to newly-committed offenders within the first 28 days of admission. Once the orientation is complete, the inmate can get their phone list approved for outbound calls. Local calls will be a flat rate of $1.25. All long distance calls will be a flat rate of $3.40. You can fund it through a

Deuel Vocational Institution Physical Address: 23500 Kasson Road Tracy, CA 95376 (209) 835-4141 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 400 Tracy, CA 95378-0004 Visitation: Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. And the following holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day. To schedule a visiting appointment, call (209) 830-3900 on Fridays, between the 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. or email dvivisiting@cdcr.ca.gov Monday or Tuesday between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. For updated information concerning DVI visitor

For what reason are you trying to "locate a halfway house in Sacramento"? You do not have any input in where they designate him

We have several dozen inmates using the local numbers from InmateAid and they continue referring other families to us because the calls are costing them under $2.00. You know that there are instances where an area code matches another but the calls are still long distance. We feel certain that the 320 area code number that you are using is NOT local to the prison. if you want to communicate to us this 320 number, we can use the telephone

Inmates make outbound calls. It is the responsibility of the inmate to add your number to his list. Depending on where he is incarcerated, you might have to set up a pre-paid calling account with the prison telephone company. If that is the case, you will have to fund this account for your inmate to call you. If you are long distance, the calls will range from $5-15 each; InmateAid has a Discount Telephone service that you can enroll in,

Most facilities require the visitor to have approval prior to the visit - registered with an application and background check with an NCIC scan.  Most facilities do NOT have conjugal visits. Where is your inmate incarcerated - we will find out their rules?

We do not have any service that provides for "witnesses" at a prison wedding. The correctional officer watching over the ceremony is as good a witness as any, and they are there at no charge to you. There is no transfer of debt in this country to a new spouse, unless you created the debt with your fiance prior to the marriage. The IRS can definitely garnish income taxes owed from whatever source the income is coming from including

All inmates have to have a job. The prisons work like a little community where the inmates work to make the operation and living conditions civilized. The prisons pay the most nominal of wages. For instance, the federal system has a pay scale commiserate with the type of work and the length of time in their job. Pay starts at $0.12/hour and tops out at $0.40/hour. They are paid monthly and it is deposited into the Inmate Trust Account for