The classification for inmate custody level is done in Beaumont TX by an arbitrary committee that looks at only hard data. This is not a punitive selection, it is based on several factors that are not made known to the public. If they have him in high security, they must have something more than you have heard. You would not be entitled to reviewing his file, nor could you get any information by calling them and asking. The best your

SHU inmates get one 15-minute call per week

If he has a restitution there will be a percentage deduction from every deposit made in his inmate trust account. It does not matter if the facility is CCA, GEO, state or federal, they all do this.

He could be in segregation for several reasons, but the only one that would delay his release is if they gave his a disciplinary charge and took some "good time" credit away. They can use the term "investigation" and keep an inmate in segregation for as long as they want.