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Prison Legal News

By Editor / 06/30/2016 / 0 Comments

Human Rights Defense Center Publication: Prison Legal News When your loved one is in prison having reading material not only helps the time go by, but if it is something pertinent to the legal system it can also be helpful. During the 15 years that my brother was in prison he read Prison Legal News and would send me interesting articles to read. There was a lot of helpful information for him in those articles, but […]

Shocked to Receive Call From Prison

By Editor / 01/26/2016 / 5 Comments

Call From My Son In Prison

I received a call from prison and it was my son telling me he had been arrested. I was shocked and didn’t know what to do. I called the prison to find out when I could visit my son. I was able to visit him within the first week when he was in the County Detention Center. Everyone goes into a detention facility first. I didn’t really have any expectations, had no idea of what it was going to be like.

Prison Communication

By Editor / 01/26/2016 / 0 Comments

What You Need to Know About Prison Communication Prison communication is not the same as communicating with your friends and family on the outside. When I communicate with friends and family I use email, text, social media, or just pick up the phone whenever I want to talk to someone or leave a message. Unfortunately because of the needed security in prison, we are forced to writing letters or receiving collect calls when communicating with our loved […]

Calling Your Loved One in Prison

By Editor / 01/19/2015 / 0 Comments

Prison Calls First and foremost you must know that your loved one will need to call you. Unfortunately you cannot call into the prison and ask to talk to him or her. He or she may be able to use a debit card, have an advanced pay account, or call collect. Each facility has its’ own rules so make sure you know what the process is to enable your loved one to call you. Typically […]