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The Catchall Fraud Law that Catches too Much - Fortune
2012-09-06
By Roger Parloff, January 6, 2010 (Fortune Magazine) -- When it comes to fighting white-collar crime, the sharpest arrow in the federal prosecutor's quiver is a law most non-lawyers have never heard of, known as the "honest-services fraud" law. In essence, the law ...
Reducing Unjust Cocaine Sentences - NY Times
2012-09-06
New York Times-EDITORIAL June 29, 2011 The 1986 federal drug law that punished people caught with crack cocaine far more severely than those caught with powder cocaine was a disaster on many levels. It undermined faith in the justice system by discriminating against poor and mainly minorit...
Prison time: How long is long enough? - Cal Berkeley
2012-09-06
Jonathan Simon, professor of law  8/17/12 It is hard to say whether they are the worst crimes. They are the crimes that horrify the most. A baby-sitter, for no apparent reason, strangles the 15 month old child she has been hired to protect. A professional thief shoots a young police officer in h...
Gun/Drug Crime Lands First-timer a 162 Year Sentence
2012-09-06
By Tom Brown  Reuters – Tue, July 3, 2012 MIAMI  - Quartavious Davis is still shocked by what happened to him in federal court two months ago. "My first offense, and they gave me all this time," said Davis, a pudgy African American with dreadlocks who spoke with Reuters at the Federa...
A Glossary of Prison Terms and Slang
2012-09-06
Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest (Abel Screen): An assessment instrument that gives an objective measurement of deviant sexual interests. Able-bodied offender: An individual in the custody of the DOC who is cleared medically and is physically able to participate in a work program unless other...
A Glossary of Prison Slang - MotherJones.com
2012-09-06
From "Buck Rogers time" (a sentence with a far-future parole date) to "the monster" (HIV) —By Jen Quraishi  -  July/August 2008 Issue SOME PRISON SLANG: bo-bos: prison-issued tennis shoes bone yard: trailers used for conjugal visits brake fluid: psychiatric meds such as...
The Cons Guide to Prison Slang
2012-09-06
Banged up - locked in a cell. Baron - prisoner who controls illicit articles through bullying and other exploitative practices of the prisoners. Beef - Criminal charges, i.e. "I caught a burglary beef this time around." Is also used to mean problem, e.g. "I have a ...
Prison Slang 101: Common Words & Meanings - Yahoo
2012-09-06
An Informal Guide Jennifer Waite, Yahoo! Contributor  March 12, 2009 If you've ever sat through an episode of Dateline where suspects are being interrogated, you have undoubtedly noticed some who are obviously not strangers to the system just judging by the way they speak. Perhaps when you w...
Prison Lingo: The Language of the Prison Community
2012-09-06
'Prison Lingo: The Language of the Prison Community' is the result of a collaboration between the English Project and HMP Winchester in October 2010. That year the theme of the English Language Festival was the Language of Place and Community, and prisoners were invited to listen to a talk about ...
How Prisons Work - A Detailed Account
2012-09-06
by Ed Grabianowski Prisons are most commonly used to jail criminals, but they have also been used to lock away political dissidents, the mentally ill, prisoners of war and even people who couldn't pay their debts. As an abstract term, prison is quite simple: it's a place where your freedo...

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Union Springs AL, Bullock County

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Camden AL, Wilcox County

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Childersburg AL, Talladega County

ADOC-North Alabama Community Work Center

Decatur AL, Morgan County

ADOC-Donaldson Correctional Facility

Bessemer AL, Jefferson County

ADOC-Draper Correctional Facility

Elmore AL, Elmore County

ADOC-Easterling Correctional Facility

Clio AL, Barbour County

ADOC-Elba Work Release

Elba AL, Coffee County

ADOC-Elmore Correctional Facility

Elmore AL, Elmore County

My boyfriend Maxed out his time, but he got a dui in another county ,...

2023-10-30
The parole system didn't "do anything" outside what they were supposed to do. What you should be focusing on is "Why your boyfriend can't keep from getting arrested for things like a DUI"? The parole system doesn't tolerate an offender with multiple offenses, who doesn't take ...

how good are the educational programs, job training, and mental healt...

2024-09-26
The quality and availability of educational programs, job training, and mental health services within the prison system vary significantly depending on factors such as the type of facility, location, funding, and institutional priorities. Here’s an in-depth look at each of these services and thei...

I ordered magazine subscriptions for my daughter and used the correct...

2023-10-03
The corrections address is the physical address of the facility Lowell Correctional Institution for Women. In the state of Florida, the DOC has a post office address in Tampa where ALL incoming inmate mail is received. 

I’ve set up the getting out app and it says my person is active...

2024-03-09
When inmates first arrive at the facility/institution, they have to go through an Orientation and Intake Review. Once they are completed, the inmate can access their phone and commissary account (provided that they are not in the SHU at the time)

Did my husband call somebody other than me or have someone visit...

2023-09-30
we dont have that information, it's not public so if you are having trust issues, you need to have a talk with him about it

Do they actually get hard copies of these postcards or is it like whe...

2023-09-21
They receive the actual postcard, letters and 4"x6" photos (printed to the edge) in the regular mail. InmateAid has been around for over a decade with a reputation that allows for this service to work for both you and your inmate

Is someone visiting my husband

2023-09-21
The list of visitors to an inmate housed in prison or jail is not for public consumption, this information is not available to anyone but prison personnel and the inmates themselves.

How do a inmate know to call you

2023-09-21
They teach incoming inmates the rules for making outbound calls during orientation (which occurs in the first week of arrival at the prison). If someone puts money on their books, the unit secretary gives them a notification of the deposit.

My Son wants to take the RSVP Inmate Program but doesn't know who...

2023-09-21
Your son should meet with their case manager and counselor to discuss whether or not they qualify for this program. The focus of RSVP is the treatment of male inmates who have committed sexual offenses. All programs utilize cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce maladaptive thinking errors and in...

Hi there. Have they lockdowns at all state doc because of this manhun...

2023-09-21
It is typical that the DOC will place all facilities on lockdown until the escapee is captured. However, phone privileges can be taken away for several different rule infractions, too.
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