How can I get a contact visit with a prisoner while not immediate family, but have a child with prisoner?
114250
First of all the father of the child has parents, making them grandparents.  Take the hild to see them.  Be polite no matter what.  THey may be shocked.  Second of all, get your act togetehr the best you can, maybe with their help.  If daddy is in prison, you have a lot against you.  But you can rise above it if you work very hard.
668120
You'll have to check with the department, each State and each county has different rules concerning contact between inmates and former employees.\nOr just drop him a line and wait to see if it gets rejected or not.
46054
You can write to the inmates and ask them.  It really depends on their behavior as they can get out early if they follow directions.
278862
Yes and call your local family and child services someone there will get in touch with the child(ren) social worker and give him/her your information.
231059
I can't tell if you already have someone you're trying to reach or if you're looking for a pen pal... If you know the person and where they are, the address will look something like this:\n\nRobert Jenson V-12345 (His name and inmate ID#)\nB-2  123-L            (His yard, tier, cell and bunk)\nShawshank State Prison\nP.O. Box 6789\nAnytown, PA\n43216\n\nIf you know WHO but not where...Do you know what State? If you add that information to your question, I can help more.\nThis link will help you find inmates in a Federal facility\nhttp://www.bop.gov/iloc2/locateinmate.jsp ...\nIf he's in a State Prison, do a search that looks like this, except without the quotation marks....\n"Yourstate corrections prison inmate search"\nThat will get you links to the inmate lookup services.\nIf that doesn't help, go to the forum marked "Lost in the System" at http://www.prisontalk.com\n\nAnd finally, if you've decided to seek a penpal,What a lovely thing to do..you'll make someone's day by writing! Be careful though, get a Post Office Box so you don't have to give out your home address to total strangers and don't give out personal information too soon...basically the same rules you follow on the internet to keep safe. And remember that just like on-line, people might not be up-front about who they really are... if it feels like someone is lying or being pushy about a "relationship" drop them.\nWhen you first start writing, don't use any glitter or stickers because many facilities do not allow them.If you're under 18, you might not be allowed to write, some places only let minors write if they are family members(if that's the case writing to an inmate could get HIM in trouble, so don't do it)\nI hope you make a few good friends!\nTo find a pen pal, go to http://prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=403
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Federal facilities DO NOT allow family or Conjugal visits and only 8 states permit such visits. In those states that do offer family visits, none are allowed for inmates serving life sentences, those convicted of violent crimes or serving less than a certain term(that minimum varies from state to state.)\nAssuming the inmate is eligible for family visits,the visitors must be immediate relatives, either by blood or marriage, "girlfriends" "Fiancees" second cousins, etc will not be approved.\n\nAnd to Debbie- It has been shown to be of tremendous rehabilitative value to make it possible for an inmate to maintain close, strong family ties. THAT is the purpose of the Family Visits. As to the rest of your ranting, I'd like to know What prison have you been visiting? I'd like to arrange for a cherished friend to be transferred there! The top notch medical/dental care I'm always hearing about would be nice!He had a small cavity in one tooth and the answer was to pull the tooth, he needs to see a doctor to renew a prescription for a chronic condition (no, it's not a drug with any recreational potential, it's Prilosec) but can't see the doc because he is not bleeding, and when he does get that script renewed, he'll be paying for it or rather either his mom or I will be doing so. That's not a complaint, just stating a fact, his medicine is on his family's dime, not yours. The situation has gotten so bad with prison health care that a federal judge recently ordered the whole department into recievership.\nHe shares a 6 x 12 cell with one other man, he gets to leave that cell about 4 hours a day, including shower, chow, dayroom and yard time... and THAT is when the facility is not on lockdown due to drastic understaffing, courtesy of a hiring freeze imposed by the Governor...on lockdown, it really is in the cell, 24/7, food passed through the door, etc the only thing that keeps going is the mail (and by the way, I send him paper,envelopes and postage, unless it is a letter to one's attorney of record AND there is no money on one's books, the prison does not pay for letters)....the educational programs, IF an inmate qualifies AND if there is a slot available in the class.....and surely you see the need to try to educate these people to improve the chances of their becoming productive citizens upon release?\nThe showers are hot and reasonably clean, but inmates buy their own soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.\nThe food is a joke, and is barely legal in quantity and quality... most inmates get VERY creative with the top ramen that is available at the commisary...\nThe only State provided television is in the day room where what to watch is decided by vote, and it is NOT satellite, though most prisons do have an "in house" channel used for movies and for educational programs...any TVs or radios in the cells were not provided by the state, either the inmate or someone like me purchased them and like quarterly packages and phone calls (collect and incredibly costly) they are a privilige that is EARNED... Surely you can see the value of rewarding good behavior?\n\nBy the way, my friend is what they call a model inmate, he has had no disiplinary problems inside.\nI could go on and on, but I really want to know what prison all these stereotypes of luxury, fun and games are based on, because it sure as hell is not in California!
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I would imagine that would be possible if you were to show that the parents are incapable or unwilling to care for the child and provide a safe environment.  It would probably be a long, slow process; however, if the child is in an abusive or drug oriented situation, it would be worth the effort to protect the child.  Unfortunately, it may depend on a judge and we have seen lately how they rule on a lot of cases against people who should be in prison.
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I think you need to get an attorney and fight to get at least visitation with your children....if you are currently under a court order not to contact them at all, then I wouldn't since that could delay your rights to them even longer. Find an attorney...and fight like hell honey, I could not imagine not being able to see or talk to my kids. Good Luck.
996441
hi\njust call the jail and ask if that person is there. give their full name\nand birthday and, if you know what they are in there for.i called and asked for someone and thats all i did. good luck.
288671
Go to your court house and file a complaint for visitations, and go to court and well go from there.  If it is something that you want then you will do what it takes.  I have been through similar things and the best thing that I can give you as advice is go to your county court house and file for visitations.  If you are fit and stable then you will get visitations through court and she will have to let you see your daughter...if she don't then she will be in contempt against a court order.
197167
Hello:\n\nI gather from your question that you have somebody close to you who is in jail.  Call the Captain.  Be polite.  If you don't get him, call again, and again.  You must be agressive about your friend, while at the same time not being over the top.\n\nJailers will treat an inmate differently if they know he has outside support.  Good for you.\n\nexcon
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Ask in the Virginia forum at http://www.prisontalk.com\nSomeone there will know exactly how to go about it... Prisontalk is a terrific support and information site for the friends and families of inmates and is a wonderful resource.
769874
You should look for a local prisoner's rights organization.
113489
u write or call the institution the person is in. If you want to GET onto a list, u have to write the inmate and ask him/her to put u on the list. Your status will probably be "friend" if you are not related to the inmate and didn't prove the relation (e.g. brother, sister, Grandma) yet.
951762
call the prison...give them his full name...they should be able to give you all the information you need depending on rules and regs, some won't give info to anyone who is not either a family member or the spouse of an inmate...you can get his doc # off your states doc website and you can get the prisons address there also, then all you have to do it write to him care of the prisions name with his doc # at the top of the address...
992387
PHONE THE PRISON AND ASK
262149
Nope, you'll have to keep in touch the old fashioned way, I'm afraid....snail mail and amazingly costly phone calls.\nCheck out http://www.prisontalk.com for tons of info and support from others in the same boat.