Archive for the 'inmates' Category

When can inmates doing time in county call home?

My husband just started a 25 day sentence yesterday in Beauregard Parish Jail and I’ve been waiting for a phone call but have yet to get one. I hate hanging around the house waiting on a phone call… What is the typical time when doing county time that inmates are allowed phone time?
im not sure [...]

What evidence do we have that litigation is improving the lives of jail and prison inmates?

What evidence do we have that litigation is improving the lives of jail and prison inmates? Do you agree with these improvements?
Last time I checked inmates live better lives than most average citizen this is especially true for federal prisoners. All the inmates needs are provided for by the ever so generous tax payer who [...]

What Percentage of Inmates Actually Change After Prison?

I need to know a close percentage of inmates that actually change to good after prison. Also if you have any other facts that would be great. Thanks in advance.
I did try, why do you think I’m asking here?
Thanks to the first answer, but I need a percentage.
If I remember right the last figure [...]

Do prison inmates have the right to kill in self defense?

I’m just curious. Do inmates have the right to use lethal force to defend themselves if threatened with lethal force by other inmates? Do they even have the right to fight back in self defense?
Yes. Although the circumstances that would rise to permit the use of lethal force would be pretty uncommon, they certainly [...]

Are inmates phone calls restricted to certain hours of the day?

It is now 8 o’clock and I’m anxiously waiting by the phone for a phone call from my loved one. Do inmates have restricted calling hours?
Yes, if they arn’t in lockdown then that is usually when they can make a phone call, my fiance is in county jail and they are on lockdown from 10pm [...]

How do you feel about the report that the Cebu dancing inmates are no longer allowed to perform?

This clip at http://bit.ly/aXnVMi is supposedly the last Cebu dancing inmates video that Capitol security consultant Byron Garcia will post on YouTube. How do you feel about the report that the Cebu dancing inmates are no longer allowed to perform? Do you believe they should still be allowed to dance? Are you proud of their [...]

how many inmates are serving a sentence in Iowa as a sex offender?

I am looking for information for a report i am writing. Wanting numbers on how many inmates are serving a sentence in iowa for a sex crime .
this site may give you information on such crimes
http://www.iowasexoffender.com/

Do inmates in an Ohio county jail get time to use the internet?

I know someone who is supposed to be serving a 20 day sentence in a county jail in Ohio. He went in on the 15th of this month. However, his facebook and aim were signed in to. Do the inmates get time to use a computer?
I hope they don’t. They don’t deserve privileges.

What rights do Guantanamo Bay inmates have and do not have?

I need this question answered soon because my project is due tomorrow and my project focuses on the Pros and Cons of keeping Guantanamo Bay open. I need someone to give me a link or tell me the rights that inmates have and rights they don’t have. Thank you!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp

Is the ill-founded morality of Christianity the reason why most American prison inmates are Christian?

I have the impression that children exposed to biblical indoctrination don’t learn to critically analyze their’s and others’ actions, and therefore don’t develop a healthy sense of moral values that isn’t based on the dictating of a dictator. This leaves them with no depth in their understanding of morality, since after all, their morality has [...]