The service takes 2-3 business days to reach the facility. Be mindful that all incoming mail is opened and inspected by the prison staff for content and contraband. There are sometimes delays that occur once the mail makes it into the mail room. If the jail has very short visits or requires a specific visitation registration processes, it makes it even more difficult. Some jails make exceptions for those who must travel to visit the inmate. Generally anything over 150

We estimate that it takes 2-3 business days to make it to the jail. Once there, the staff opens and reads each piece of mail and inspects it for contraband. Any delay that occurs at the facility is out of our control. We make no guarantees as to how long it will take as there are thousands of facilities and none of them do things the same way. Depending on the facility, you might be able to order commissary for

Books are allowed in prison and jail but they are not accepted from an individual. They must be sent in through a publisher. InmateAid has partnered with the world's largest bookseller, Amazon.com. Virtually every detention center, jail or prison will accept and deliver books to your inmate when they come from Amazon. When you are purchasing, make sure that you buy NEW paperback books and are not buying used books or books from an Amazon re-seller. Sometimes, you can find

Inmates are allowed to receive mail at EVERY prison, detention center and jail in the United States. InmateAid makes sure that the rules of incoming mail are followed. The letters are printed out and mailed in envelopes with our logo on the outside. There is no marketing material or junk added to your package. If you are sending photos from InmateAid, you can be sure that they are printed on high quality 4"x6" glossy photo paper - printed to the

You will have to call the facility. In most cases, you will have to fill out and application and send it in for approval. That process runs your name through the NCIC database. If you are a felon they will deny your visitation. However, there are situations where you can just show up and they'll let you visit but since there are so many wide ranging rules and restrictions that making the trip there without knowing might make it a

Release is done in the early morning. Processing takes about an hour.

You can file for divorce in the county and state you live. Once the papers are filed, you hire a process server to serve him at the jail he is incarcerated. He will have time to respond and you go from there. Unfortunately, it happens all the time

County jails in general are not "long term holding facilities, but that does not mean they are necessarily short term either. An inmate could be in county for a year or two before a trial, a sentencing, a transfer or a detainer.

The inmateAid telephone service works at ALL facilities where it can get a local number. You will still use the service at the jail, but if your telephone number is long distance (area code is not the only determinant), having a local number from the same rate center as the jail will in most cases save considerable money on a per-call cost basis.

Yes, our service will work with almost all facilities. We get a local telephone number that matches the rate center of the detention facility. Your inmate calls the local line but it connects to your phone wherever you are. You will still have to pay for the local call connection fee. The savings are the difference between what they are charging for local vs. long distance. Call or email aid@inmateaid.com if you have more questions.