You will only know that your inmate has received your letter when they tell you by telephone or by return letter. There is no verification process. Prisons consider mail a sacred item that represents a connection to the outside world. Prisons are sensitive to an inmate’s rehabilitation and as such feel strongly that correspondence is critical to that end. We have a strict policy, in the event that a letter gets returned to us, we effort to locate that inmate's

You can send money by clicking Western Union – and go to their Inmate Page and send your inmate money without leaving your home. 

Probation violation of any kind is usually not a good thing.  The sentencing judge is almost always the decision-maker and they frown upon people coming back in front of them, especially while on probation.

The NEW InmateAid Discount Phone service will be available on May 1, 2013.  Will will be the absolute BEST and least expensive service going.   We are going to send an email to all members of our community (so sign up today!!!) with a great offer to try it. It is a month-to-month plan that will save your inmate and you a great deal of money.

YES, the Dyer County Jail offers GED programming for all inmates.  InmateAid encourages all inmates to take as much programming as an institution offers.  One, it's good for an inmate to have things occupy their time constructively, Two, the institution looks favorably on inmates trying to improve themselves, Three, it better prepares an inmate upon reentry,

There are several Tucson units, and each may have a different custody level which would affect the visitation procedures. The lower custody facilities do allow one hug when you come in and one hug when you leave. Please visit their visitation page for all of the rules - you will have to submit an application before being allowed to visit.

InmateAid has a vast resource for the college courses that have "distance learning" curriculum.  You can access the list of colleges that offer courses into the prison HERE, or go to the section Continuing Education and link to Resources. There are also many related articles about college in prison.

The normal time it takes is between 1-3 days.  Once the letter is received by the prison intake, they open and examine the contents for contraband. Every prison has their own procedures which might effect the actual date the inmate receives the letter.

After reviewing the visitation rules for all the Dallas County facilities in Lew Sterrett, the terms are not clear for a car seat.  They do however prohibit child strollers and toys.

Whenever an inmate receives a letter from a member, InmateAid includes a welcome letter, a copy of the Home Page so as to illustrate all of the topics available to the inmate and their family, and a blank "wish list" for them to fill out and return to us for to add to their Personal Inmate Page giving family and friends some options of what the inmate would like to read in prison. We would be happy to send more