In the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918, the First World War ended with the signing of the armistice agreement between Germany and the Allies.
Originally known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 each year to honor veterans of all wars. Regardless of what day of the week it falls on, Veterans Day is a national holiday that preserves the historical significance of the date. It also helps shed light on the reason for the holiday: America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and honor sacrifices.
How long does a detainee have to wait before being able to make a phone call?
When inmates can make phone calls depends on which facility they are in and where they are in the incarceration process. For example, if the person has just been arrested, they can make a phone call after making the reservation. As they go through a sentence, there is a process they must go through before they can make any calls. In the admission and classification process, they must take part in a medical, physical and psychological examination. This process can take anywhere from a day to a few weeks, and during this time the detainee cannot use the phone.
Under federal law, an incarcerated person is entitled to at least 4 hours of visiting time per month. Depending on where your loved one is, they may have more visiting hours. The facility may also limit the duration of each visit and the number of people who can be in the room. Before you leave, be sure to find out about the center’s visiting hours and whether or not you need to make an appointment.
If you’re unsure how to approach a personal visit to your incarcerated loved one, check out these tips on what to talk about when visiting someone in prison.
Request approval of your telephone number for calls
You can apply online directly with the service provider (e.g. Securus) or print out an application and send it by post. The online process is much more reliable as it is not uncommon for prison or mail room staff to lose the application.
The website will give you an estimate of when your account setup will be complete. If this period has passed and you have not received a call from the inmate, please contact the telephone service provider and politely ask for an update on the status of your request.
For prisons as of June 20, 2016:
Interstate calls are still capped at $0.21 to $0.25/minute depending on whether it is a debit or a debt collection call is . These are the tariff caps that came into effect in February 2014. Currently, calls within the state are not subject to any rate caps.
The predatory rate caps discussed above come into effect for calls from prisons on June 20th.