Archive for the 'inmate' Category

How long is the wait to marry an inmate on rikers island?

Does the inmate have to find out when the paperwork will go thru or does my friend have to call the jail. Baby Girl, no offense, but it may be best if you waited with the marriage until the inmate is being released from prison. Another aspect is that getting a job these days is [...]

What dictates what prison an inmate is sent to?

I understand federal and state prisons, but what dictates the location of the prison an inmate is sent to. Is it the state they committed the crime? EDIT: If the offense is a state crime, what dictates what prison they are sent to. only one thing: ROOM availability.. there is NO guarantee of anything else!

Does an inmate in a federal prison have to file federal and state tax returns while they are incarcerated?

Does an inmate incarcerated at a federal prison have to file federal tax return for every year they are locked up? Do they have to file state returns even if the state they are presently in isn’t their home state? Can a relative claim him as a dependent for every year they are in prison? [...]

What happens if an inmate reaches the end of his sentence, but he has no one and no where to return home to?

What would happen if an inmate reaches the end of their sentence, but he has no family or friends and no home to return to? Do the correctional officers just drop him off at a bus stop somewhere and let him out into the world? They can’t legally keep him in prison, can they? they [...]

How long will it take an inmate to receive a letter?

Once a letter reaches a prison about how long will it take for the staff to deliver the letter to an inmate. I am writing to someone who is in the George W. Hill correctional facility. Thank you! It depends on the prison, and also, how far the letter has to go to get there. [...]

Is it illegal if an inmate writes a letter to another inmate?

Would it be illegal if an inmate wrote a letter for another inmate, mailed it to me and then I mailed it to the intended recipient? By the way, the two I am referring to are not co-defendents or gang members. They are friends who met while incarcerated together but one has moved to another [...]

How many infractions would an inmate have to commit to be placed in supermax housing on average?

On average, how many incidents of violence and/or defiance would an inmate have to accumulate to be placed in supermax housing? Does being placed in supermax housing have more to do with the severity of the offense or total number of offenses? It depends on certain things. Even if you’re caught with a weapon inside [...]

How many enevlopes and stamps can you send an inmate in Tehachapi State Prison?

I need to know how many enevelopes and stamps I can send to an inmate in Tehachapi State Prison. Also can I send paper to him? Do I just send it in a manila envelope? You may send in "Postage embossed envelopes, maximum of forty". or up to forty (40) regular postage stamps, and those [...]

What is a typical day like for a prison inmate from waking up to going to sleep again at night?

Sometimes I think that the American Prison system is flawed and that people get a way out by simply being sentenced to a prison paid for by the tax money of people struggling to make it day to day like myself. Can someone give me the typical day of a prison inmate in a maxium [...]

What do the police do when you give an inmate a cake?

I mean like honestly the whole metal file in the cake business would be enough to add some precautions. I mean I’ve heard that they just don’t give the inmate the cake or that they check it by poking holes in it or by running a metal detector over it. You can hide way more [...]