Yes, that is exactly how it works. Give the InmateAid forwarding number to your inmate and have him add it to his approved call list at the facility. When he calls that number, it routes through to your phone while triggering the lower rate that InmateAid's number was chosen to produce. InmateAid does not replace the prison phone system. Your inmate still calls through whatever carrier the facility uses, whether that is Securus, GTL, or another provider. What InmateAid
Read moreNo. The inmate is not held responsible for a visitor's outstanding warrant. The background check process catches these things and the visitor will simply be denied approval, but the inmate who submitted the request is notified and not punished. They are not expected to know whether someone they care about has a warrant in another jurisdiction. The person with the warrant, however, should take this seriously. If a warrant is discovered during the facility's background check process, the information
Read moreUnlikely. Federal prosecutions do not work the same way as state cases. In the state system, there is often more room to negotiate back and forth over time. The federal system is much more transactional. Once the government extends an offer, that offer typically reflects what they believe they can prove and what they are willing to accept. They do not usually sweeten it just because time passes. After 11 months of pretrial incarceration, the government has made its
Read moreYes, and it is fairly common. When someone arrives at a facility on a parole violation hold, they are often placed in administrative segregation or a restricted housing unit during the initial intake period while their status is sorted out. This is not necessarily a punishment. It is a classification and assessment step the facility goes through when someone comes in on a hold rather than as a fresh commitment. The lockdown period gives the facility time to review
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Read morethe short answer is "no". however, there is a very robust black market in dealing cigarettes between inmates. if your inmate wants to smoke they will find a way
Read moreYes. Inmates can send letters internationally, including to the United Kingdom, the same way anyone sends international mail. A letter written on paper, placed in an envelope, addressed correctly with the full UK address including postcode, and stamped with the appropriate international postage will travel through the regular postal system and arrive in the UK the same as any other piece of international mail. The practical considerations are on the inmate's end. International postage costs more than domestic postage,
Read moreyes they can if they have the postage to do so. a lot of international inmateaid members use our "letters from inmates" service where the inmate sends the letter to our offices in Florida. we scan the letter and load it into your dashboard. the retrieval of the letter is $1.49... a far better deal and faster way than buying and mailing with international stamps
Read moreFor a standalone combination of these charges with no injury, no accident, and no prior pattern of reckless behavior, the realistic answer is very little to none. These are typically civil infractions or low-level misdemeanors that result in fines, court costs, and possibly a suspended sentence or probation rather than actual incarceration. Judges generally do not send people to jail for administrative driving violations when no one was hurt. The goal of the court in these cases is compliance,
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