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Hello, let’s get straight to the point, my father has been incarcerated and his charges are outstanding, unfortunately that me and my family just cannot afford. What I’m wondering is there any like gofundme or charity’s that can help with bail or lawyer funds?

I know it’s a long shot but I’d figure it is worth a shot.

Thanks

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Anyone have any recent insight on Montgomery or Edgefield Camps? Just trying to compare the two for purposes of asking for a recommendation. Also any info on the RDAP programs, waiting times, how many RDAP programs, do they open up at alternating times, etc. Appreciate any info.

Stockton nurse pays $1.4m fine

My brother is going to prison and i would like some new perspectives/ insights from other people.

My brother got arrested 2 years ago for cp. We were shocked, and scared, since i have a young son.

Eventually it came to light that he was initially arrested for coercion with nudes from a young woman for money. She took him to court, they took his devices and found files and files of porn.

His lawyer told us that he had tried to sell the porn, he had Downloaded it from the dark web and inbetween those big files were a few videos of cp. So he wasnt consuming it or actively searching for it.

Fact is, he tried to sell illegal porn, and tried to scam and coerce a young woman for money with her nudes.

Now he has been in prison for 3 months, full sentence would have been 9 months but he got a trial time of 3 years. If he would commit a second crime in that period he would sit the full time of 9 months.

He did. He did commit another crime. He just (a few days ago) got arrested for making pictures of women in changing rooms, naked. He is probably going to sit the full 9 months now since its still in his trial time.

I am struggling how to see or think of him. I am a young woman and have been catcalled and harassed by men a lot. I carry a lot of trauma from men who do things exactly like my brother just did....

How can i look at him? How can i respect him? When his crimes are vile and sad and absolutely disgusting. He is a creep, there are no other words for his behaviour.

I know he is suicidal, i am scared to loose him. He has always been kind and loving towards me and my son. I do want to be there for him, i am afraid if we as a family give up on him, that he will step out of this life. I could not live with myself of that ever happened.

How do i support him as a family member who does not want to loose him, but deal with the vile and disgusting crimes he has committed? How do i look him in the eye? How do i let him know what he did made me loose trust in him, but that i am still there as his sister?

Its so difficult and emotionally confusing.

Anyone with advice or similar experiences would be appreciated 🙏

(edit) i see i could have been more clear about the cp. the police have done thorough research and what he did was Download file after file of porn. in 1 file would be thousands of videos. they said the cp were 5 videos in total. even the judge acknowledged he did not deliberately Download the cp, he couldnt have seen every single one of the videos he downloaded, it were simply too many. but since he did possess cp, he got jail time anyway because that is the law.

the judge even acknowledged this and the police told us so too. so i do believe that the cp was an accident, because i do trust their abilities to research this. i would not have believed his word on this matter alone. but i do trust the police and judge.

So a family friend ended up in a situation. There was a big house party at his place and there ended up being a fight with someone that we didnt know. I guess some people nobody knew. The police came and they found 91 guns in the house. So now they got him on firearm charges and he's not getting bail. I'm concerned because I'm his roommate and he's never been to prison before. I’m also worried about what he might tell them and make a deal that includes lying about things to get out of trouble.

1. Are the chances of him getting a deal in CA good?

2. The investigation is really branching out and the police interviewed me earlier today. Should I get a lawyer?

3. If he makes a deal is his testimony admissible incourt?

4. Does california prison extradite? In other words, do they send you to other prisons out of state?

I hope this all works out because as far as I know hes innocent and no one involved would be guilty. It was a nightmare party tithe day before anyone could've left thoae guns in the house.

Be blessed

Hello! I'm a student researcher in Pennsylvania, and for about a year I've been on a team that's studying risk and needs assessments like the LSI-R, and more recently the STRONG-R. I was wondering if any COs had access to their old training materials, or if you could share your experience in training to administer the STRONG-R (even if that is outside PA!). There is a lot we don't know about it, and Vantage keeps everything under lock and key, so insights from people who work in SCIs about how STRONG-R has changed things would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to write a comment or send a DM, I do have a budget to work with!

Edit: So after talking to a few people who have worked in PADOC, I figured out that I want to narrow down key persepctives to people who have worked as counselors in corrections, but if you have experience with the intake process generally, then any insight would be great

In 2022, the corrections department recorded 92 deaths; the medical examiner recorded 66; and the Department of Criminal Justice Services tallied 85.

The lack of clarity around those figures could affect how the state medical examiner addresses a mandate to conduct autopsies after each prison death — a directive the office hasn’t fulfilled since a 2024 law began requiring the procedure.

Does anyone have experience with getting caught or someone you know getting caught with a cell phone in federal prison. What happens after?