100 minutes are added to the normal 300 minutes during the November-December holiday season in the federal prison system only.

We process thousands of letters with a VERY high rate of success. The phot feature is absolutely the most popular of all our services because so many family members promise to send inmates photos and never have the time to get them posted. We make that easy for you. It usually takes 1-2 business days to get to the facility. We are in a major postal hub and the letters travel pretty rapidly through the system. The only delay

Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR) is the end portion of a federal sentence. This has replaced parole which does not exist in the federal system any longer. After an inmate completes 85% of their sentence they are sent to a halfway house or Community Corrections Center (CCC) to complete the final 6 months or less. Some of this time can be served on home confinement. AFTER release from the CCC, supervised release takes over. That period of time is set by

Federal inmates must serve 85% of their sentence (6-12 months of that can be in a CCM or "halfway house"). The only reduction in time is through RDAP (if eligible). The date on the BOP website is up through CCM. Supervised release is the time period after the release date, which can be found on the inmate's Judgment and Commitment paperwork.

The Disciplinary Hearings do not normally go in the favor of the inmate, unfortunately. The very best advice we can give you is if your inmate has some decent relationship with one staff member. Bring that staff member to the hearing to vouch for his character, hard work, previous record...anything that will have someone in the system stand up for him. Otherwise, the charge usually sticks and typically they might take away some privileges or maybe even some accrued good

There is nothing that you can do once in the control of the BOP.  His designation is well thought out and once they have sent you somewhere, you are there at least 18 months (before they will consider a transfer) - unless the inmate gets into trouble, then the accommodations can worsen.

The difference lies in the type of prison and an inmate's custody level. USP is  United States Penitentiary and is a high level of custody; FCI is Federal Correctional Institution which is reserved for medium and low security; and finally FPC is Federal Prison Camp which is the minimum level where there are no fences and allow work detail and liberal movement.  There is no commissary "number", simply use their inmate number which would be formatted like this: xxxxx-xxx.

CCA is a private prison company - Correction Corporation of America. They operate about 66 facilities in various states and contract with federal and state prison systems to manage and staff their facilities.  We can locate your inmate with more information from you.

Knowing more about the case will help locate that information. What was he charged with? What jurisdiction charged him (state, federal)? Was there violence?  Sometimes when someone is arrested near the weekend, they will make them wait until Monday for arraignment. Possibly the judge was not available. You could call the facility and ask - or call the Clerk of the Court as they would know too.

Yes, inmates are allowed to have glasses or contact lenses. Glasses might be easier to care for in the event that the commissary doesn't have a good selection of eye care solution to maintain it.  Some facilities will provide eyewear for the inmates, give them an exam and the glasses  If you are going to send them, you should call the facility and let them know your intention - get a name of a staff person who will receive them