My husband was diagnosed with cancer this month and they want to treat him using oral chemotherapy. I have power of attorney and plan to reach out to the clinic he's been taken to and get the detail of his treatment and what his other options may be, he has another year left to serve and is in stage 1 thankfully but I want to be sure he is getting the care he deserves and doesn't get swept under the rug or get half asked treatment because he is a convict. Does anyone have experience dealing with this and how can I take the appropriate route on advocating for him so he is cared for properly. So far they have him get routine bloodwork which is good but now they are recommending only oral chemotherapy which from my understanding is only maintaining the disease and he would benefit from IV chemo which they aren't recommending. Any tips would be great, I am considering reaching out to a lawyer but assumed I would contact the clinic first and see where that goes.

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He said he will be addressing failure to report address change and being out of county for more than 72 hours. I didn't know he was my parole agent. I had reached out to my previous agent to be told I got a new agent. When I got a hold of new agent.. should i be ready to go back in? I have been doing what is asked of me, social worker meetings and anger management course is done as well. We where texting Thursday, that's when he told me to check in Tuesday at 1 pm. I haven't met this agent in person yet. Also, it's Parole not AB109. Anyways wish me luck!

Can someone explain these dates to me and how this works in TX. Original charge was intoxicated manslaughter w a vehicle. He got sentenced 10 years probation. Got VOP twice and had to do some wkends. The 3rd violation was for failing a drug test for alcohol. Got sentenced to 7 years. Just caught chain from the county and when he got to tdc they were telling him something about possibly treating his charge as 3g. The charge is not listed as a 3g charge so has to be some miscommunication I would think. He still in intake but originally the lawyer said w time served he should be out Feb next year. Now I was asked what its showing as his short way and have no idea what that means. I know that parole eligibility date is when they have to decide about parole by, so if they approve him for parole will the expected release date change to much sooner? Im confused why its years after parole eligibility date. Can anyone school me on all this?

I know someone who has been assigned to this facility. Anyone have any intel on what life is/was like here?

Already asked this in another subreddit, but didn't get a sufficient answer so asking here.

Let's say in a hypothetical scenario, someone gets arrested and has more than enough money to support themself for prison commissary. However, they did not have anyone on the outside to help them deposit this money. Would they have some way to access the money from their own bank account and fund themself?

From what I have read, only someone else can deposit the money into a prisoner's account.

So my loved one is in a state facility and they recently changed the mail processing to where it now all must be sent to a PO box where Pigeonly will scan the letters and send the inmate the scanned copy. Does anyone know how this works if you mail a greeting card? The facility website says greeting cards are allowed, but i dont get how that works if it goes through Pigeonly first. I wouldn’t want my loved one getting a black and white scanned copy of my card. Anyone have experience with this?

Dealers choice games what was your game?

Mine were 4-2-1 on the tic tac toe . Kick kick kick on the draw

5 cards in your hand "two must fit" on double street. Straight or better to win. All bets double all bets end on me.

Also liked boat or better on the box, one draw of 3.

I have someone in TDC that thinks they may have caught a case while incarcerated. If this ever happened to you, what did that look like? Were you notified immediately, or did it take some time for you to find out? Any and all anecdotes or examples are welcome.

I wanna see the google reviews lol

I'd like to know what this sub thought about the responses from the general reddit community.

Edit: here is the link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1hdrrl3/what_are_the_unspoken_rules_of_prison_life/

And can u spend $70 at on site store and $70 ecomm direct package or $70 total between both

Everyone always asks the generic “what’s the first week in prison like”. I never get the specific answers I’m looking for lol. Those in here who have done time in a maximum facility what was your first week like? What was it like mentally? Is it as violent and barbaric as the internet makes it out to be? Thanks and Merry Christmas!

I have a penpal whose tablet broke about a month ago. JPays been giving him the run around. He bought a tablet from someone else and has asked JPay to reset it for him so he can use it and they denied it and said he has to buy a new one. Is there a way for him to reset that tablet and use it? I saw somewhere that a factory reset might work? Would he then just log in to it like it’s his? Anyone have experience with this? I’ve heard it can take months to get a new tablet and he’s in Max so we can only communicate through the kiosk when he’s out. Just trying to find a solution! Any advice helps!

Luigi has 3 fused discs at L5-S1. The nerves that control urination and defecation are in that area. Evidently, the surgery harmed those nerves and he at least temporarily has urinary incontinence. I’ve also read that he is impotent from the surgery.

So, imagine you have UHC and have to use a hospital and surgeon on their roster, and that surgeon fucks you up for life in your 20s. I get why he would be pissed.

First, i wanna ask: PLEASE, don't judge. Have empathy because this is not a easy situation.

My (now ex) boyfriend is in prison, he is an addicted. On the last 3 weeks he was calling me and his family asking for money, almost every single day, saying it was debts, he was in danger and that he needed to pay.

Of course it's for drugs.

But, the thing is: he keep saying to us that he is about to ask to be moved/lock BUT. HE. NEVER. GO! It's always a new thing.

So, what does it means? Why he don't move? He is lying to his family to get money and get high? Just for that? All manipulation?

And now, he is saying his family that he is being watched, that he has "tickets" and that we can't call the prison. That they are reading everything, something like this.

Please, i just want to understand and now what should they do. I got out of this situation and NO, i dont give him money.

But, what should they do? I am asking because it kills me to see his family, good people, living this hell.

Thank you so much. God bless you <3

I’ve recently started to write to a couple of inmates as penpals and enjoyed my conversations with them. I never sent them money and made that boundary clear. Both of them get a lot of support from their families. However, I haven’t heard anything from them for 3 days… Am I getting ghosted by them?

** I wanted to add that both of them aren’t looking to gain money. They even had that written on their profiles

I had no clue I would be going home just 3 hours after I wrote this. That day started out rough with a small ass store bag.

Sharing this here, because I hope folks find it useful. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/12/sleep-don-t-come-the-dangerous-problem-of-sleep-deprivation-behind-bars

A quick preview:
Sleep may seem like a trivial issue, one of comfort. But lack of sleep can cause serious mental and physical ailments and even lead to early death. Both U.S. and international courts have recognized sleep deprivation as cruel and unusual punishment.

Poor sleep can also cause broader institutional problems; a community where no one is adequately rested may be more likely to have conflicts and fights. Sharon Dolovich, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, has been researching sleep deprivation in prisons and jails for a forthcoming academic paper and said she was surprised at the paucity of studies on the topic, considering that it affects almost every aspect of the corrections system, from security to mental and physical health.

“It is a deep and pervasive and serious problem,” Dolovich said. “And the attention that is being paid to it ... across the board is so minuscule compared to the scale of the problem.”

It arrived in the mail, and is so beautiful I just had to share!