What Is a Hardship Transfer Request?
If it's hard to visit a loved one in prison due to medical issues, you can make a hardship transfer request.
Category: Communication
How To Help Incarcerated Loved Ones This Holiday Season
This holiday season is going to be hard on your incarcerated loved ones. But there are a lot of different ways you can help.
“JPay Sucks.” Here’s Why You’re Not the Only Person Who Thinks So.
If you're visiting How to Justice, you've probably already said it: "JPay sucks." You're not alone, but it's a hard problem to fix.
Explainer: What is Jail Mail?
While every facility's rules are different, this article provides a good overview of what "jail mail" rules usually look like.
Explainer: Did California really make prison calls free?
Earlier this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1008, a bill that makes prison calls in the state free.
Here To Help: Learn To Respect A Prisoner’s Wishes
People who take time to communicate with incarcerated people deserve credit. But they also need to learn to respect a prisoner's wishes.
Do the Guards Read Your Mail in Federal Prisons?
When you go to prison, you lose a lot of your privacy, including in your communications, but do guards read prisoner mail?
How Do You Become a Prison Informant?
Being a prison informant can offer you several benefits. But it comes with many risks as well.
What is Visitation Like in Federal Prison?
Visitation in federal prison has changed immensely since 2020. Visitation was prohibited because of COVID-19.
How Should You Interact With Prison Staff?
It’s important for justice-impacted people to realize that prison guards are typically very different fro police. With that in mind, how should you interact with prison staff?