A federal inmate may request a transfer after 18 months at their current location. I was incarcerated at FCI Miami Camp (from 2006 through 2011) and I can attest first-hand that the staff there was very helpful. I would throw that question back at you and ask, "is your inmate the type to go over and above the norm to improve himself and buy into the programming they recommend?" If the answer is "yes", then the counselors like Mr Cabrera will

Federal mugshots are not available online. The only mugshots you can view are from county jail or state prison inmates.

Sex offenders get the same privileges that all other inmates get in the federal system. They get Corrlinks email and 300 minutes just like other inmates.

It could take up to a week or so to gain approval. The facility normally does not notify you when you are approved. It is your inmate's responsibility to let you know. There are a couple of different types of visitation for inmates: Video visitation is becoming more common and in some instances can be done from the comfort of your own home.  Video visitation works similar to the way you would use Facetime or Skype.  Non-contact or telephone

You can call the facility and ask to speak to the counselor or case manager.

We do not know the reason for the movement and the removal from his kitchen job. It is possible that some incident occurred that caused the facility to remove him from that post.

Really? If that were to happen, who would be posting this anywhere?? If a staff member has sex with an inmate, they become an inmate too. This is a serious felony.

possibly due to overcrowding or maybe even good behavior

Not likely, a four year sentence sounds like a state crime so they would be transferred to a state facility.

The pod is a sub-section within the detention center. It is usually a large triangular room with cells lining one of the walls stacked two high. There is an open unit with a TV, several tables that are made for jails with four seats attached. The entire table is attached to the floor. The showers are in the open, in view of the guards who are stationed in a protected booth that looks down on the entire pod