Money makes the world go round. It’s a simple fact and although prison may be the only place where one doesn’t need money on a daily basis, when that person gets released he or she will most definitely need monetary funds as they enter back into the world as we know it.
As we all know, [...]

When dealing with money in any way, shape or form, it’s always important to have trust and security in how your money is being transferred.
Being that we are all tight on money these days, how we spend it requires more consideration and counting of pennies than ever before. Families are struggling, single parents are struggling, [...]

We came across an interesting site that might be appealing to many friends and family of Texas prison inmates.
TIFA, the Texas Inmate Families Association, is a group created to support those in the terrible situation of having a loved one in prison. They unite to support one another and to crusade for improved programs and [...]

People always want to know if there is a difference between jail and prison besides nomenclature. The answer is a definitive yes. They are completely different units, and must be regarded as such, especially in a situation where you or a loved one must go to jail or prison.
Jails are run by the county and [...]

In outside world, a chocolate bar can satisfy your taste buds, in prison its worth its weight in gold. Check out National Geographics piece on the prison economy, it follows new inmates and correctional officer cadets as they first enter prison.

Here are some scary statistics:
More than half of the adults in American federal and state prisons can’t read or write, and have below an eight-grade education.
According to a report to the NY Senate, a majority of state prisoners do not have high school diplomas and a majority cannot read.
Another study looked at 220 male inmates [...]

A little bit of a reality check: Just because you made parole, it does not mean you are totally “free.”
Parole comes with conditions, many of which are imposed by the California Dept of Corrections (The CDC) and the Board of Prison Terms (BPT).
Before you are released, you should be given a WRITTEN “Notice and [...]

Julio Medina did a 12-year stretch on a drug charge. When he was released, he did not find a particularly welcoming job market… and that was with a Masters Degree! So imagine how hard it is for the average ex-con to find employment and turn his life around when society at large is less than [...]

They Don’t Have to be Expensive!
1. Present for his kids – This can go further than anything you may be able to give him directly.
2. Dedicate a song to him on the radio – A great way to share a moment… and save it.
3. Puzzles, puzzles, and more puzzles – Games can keep his mind [...]

By Deputy Warden Patrick Branson

Technology Overview
The term technology today is so widely accepted that we actually have divisions intended to separate one form from another. We have high tech, low tech, green technology, brown technology, space technology, hypertechnology, nanotechnology and finally, we even have the term “tech factor” to describe the level of technology. In [...]