How To Send Mail To An Inmate

Sending Mail To Inmates

Sending mail to an inmate involves a few common sense methods of mailing a letter. Take the matter that every piece of mail that comes into the prison facility will be screened and scrutinized. If your letter does not pass muster then its either thrown away or mailed back to you. This is what you need to know about sending mail to an inmate.

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How Bail Bonds Work

How Bail Bonds Work

Bail bonds are simply a means to post your bond to get you out of jail faster so you don’t have to sit in jail awaiting trial. How bail bonds work for those people arrested and are used by people who cannot otherwise afford the full amount of the bond. Here we will try to show you how to get bail and how to save money on bail bonds.

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20 Most Dangerous Prisons in America

Dangerous Prisons America

At JailGuide, we often get questions about prison and some stick out. Like the question from a reader who is headed to a state prison facility and wanted to know if the prison was dangerous. So we decided to put together a list after chatting with a few former prison residents. These are just 20 of the most dangerous prisons in America.

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Visiting someone in prison this summer: What you should and shouldn’t wear

Prison Visitation Dress Code Rules

Why visit an inmate and what to wear and why

Prison visitation is a big deal to both the inmate and the family or friend visiting an inmate. But there are dress codes and rules of conduct you must adhere to. Having one of our loved ones, family members or friends end up in jail or prison can be a very challenging and difficult situation to go through. When this definitive setback occurs within the relationship between you and your loved one, it is easy to be afraid or to don’t even consider a prison visitation in the future. Our imagination can drag us to judge and think that we will expose ourselves to danger while visiting inmates in prison. Proper attire is regarded as a condition of admission to a Federal prison or State Department of Corrections facility, and this is why.

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