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Q: Could you please explain the purpose of a gag order? Is an inmate told not to reply to letters if such a thing is in place? Thanks

Only a judge can impose a gag order. They are trying to control outside influence to a case yet to be determined. If there is a court order to not ... Read More

Q: Can we send mail or letters to someone who is currently being held under maximum security due to the intensity of their crime? Basically asking if they will be allowed to read letters that are sent to them giving their current status. Thanks

Mail is considered sacred in prison, even inmates in administrative or disciplinary segregation. If they are under special orders there might be so... Read More

Q: What if you are joined to InmateAid but want to post a letter from outside the USA? Is this possible? Thanks

Absolutely! We have many international members that use the letter and photo service to communicate with their inmate. The service is faster, more ... Read More

Q: When I go to register on Western Union it says it is temporarily unavailable because they are undergoing changes. This has been the case now for at least over a week. Is there an alternative ?

If your inmate's facility allows for other competing services, we would recommend JPay.com, they are the largest and most reliable of all the inmat... Read More

Q: Some prisons I think only allow you to have books mailed/shipped directly from the publisher? This isn't something we can do via Amazon is it? Does that mean we'd need to contact a publisher directly and get it shipped under their consent? Thanks

Amazon is the absolute best way. They are considered the publisher by the prison system. Read More

Q: I meant with mail. If we send mail to an inmate, inmate aid upload the reply. Would they ever conceal anything from us or not send us our replies if the inmate that replied to us is popular at the moment? Like if letters from that inmate were sorta valuable to the media right now

Never.There are mountains of correspondence to and from "famous inmates". Every piece of incoming mail is shredded after it's scanned for... Read More

Q: Can we trust Inmateaid.com to upload any replies we get from inmates, even if they are quite popular in current events or well known? Like they wouldn't just conceal replies from us, regardless of who it is from? Thanks

The replies are from former inmates. We only conceal an answer if the user checks the "private" box like you have. We post all kinds of i... Read More

Articles

Trump commutes sentences/pardons 11 including Michael Milken, Rod Blagojevich, Bernie Kerik and Eddie DeBartolo

February 18, 2020  President Donald Trump issued a spree of clemency decisions Tuesday ... Read now

Nowhere to go: Some inmates freed because of coronavirus are ‘scared to leave’

The Maricopa County Estrella Jail location is shown on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Phoenix. Due ... Read now

Judge Rules Florida Can't Stop Ex-Felons From Voting Because Of Outstanding Fines And Fees

AFTER AMENDMENT 4 WAS PASSED, FLORIDA'S GOP-CONTROLLED LEGISLATURE PUSHED THROUGH A BILL CLASSIFY... Read now