Posted 8/4/2014 by Mark Miclette
Anyone sentenced to jail or prison for the first time is scared. If they tell you otherwise they are either lying or they’re mentally ill. Your imagination runs wild and every jailhouse show you have ever seen comes to mind. The first time I went ... Read more
Posted 8/4/2014 by Mark Miclette
In most states, once you are released from jail for your misdemeanor conviction your voting rights are fully restored. In some cases, you are still allowed to vote even while incarcerated. In the states of Idaho, Kentucky, Indiana, South Carolina,... Read more
Posted 7/18/2014 by Mark Miclette
In many cases, you don’t have control over the number of days you spend in jail, but if you are planning on not bonding out in the hopes of building time on a future sentence or getting a time served release, be sure to watch the calendar so you do n... Read more
Posted 7/2/2014 by Mark Miclette
In the movies, inmates commit crimes and nothing ever happens to them. In real life, committing a crime in jail will usually get the inmate a new criminal charge. Here is how it works. How will they establish what happened? The jail will inves... Read more
Posted 7/3/2014 by Mark Miclette
Your inmate might ask you to put a telephone call of his through to another person by using the three-way system. Most cell phones and landlines are set up so that three people can converse on one phone call. Jails around the country typically don’t ... Read more
Posted 6/25/2014 by Mark Miclette
Whether your inmate typically has seasonal allergies outside or they only appear when he is in jail, medications can often help, but it’s a matter of getting them to your inmate. Unfortunately, most county jails only provide medications if not doi... Read more
Posted 6/24/2014 by Mark Miclette
A pregnant inmate should take steps before going to jail to protect her pregnancy and the baby. There are several ways this can be done. From the first day, the jail needs to be aware the inmate is expecting. The jail will then perform its own ... Read more
Posted 6/3/2014 by Mark Miclette
The biggest issue when you’re incarcerated is boredom. On the outside you can go visit friends, go to work, take up a hobby, watch what you want on television or anything else you want to avoid dullness. Jail is much more limiting, but here are some ... Read more
