The Release Process for Federal Inmates Begins

You wouldn't believe it since my husbands official release date is 18 months away, but he has already started the release process.  There is so much involved that it is a bit overwhelming.  He has had his official paperwork submitted and is now at the beginning of the waiting period that is our federal justice system.

He has submitted the address of the residence where he would like to be released to.  It is a home owned by a family member since we are not sure it would be a great idea for him to return to this small community.  I am told that an officer will contact that family member so that the house can be approved for him to move into upon his official release.  That house is located in a different Federal District so he will have to get all his paperwork transferred to the new district as well.

He is in the final few months of his program which is suppose to ensure that he gets as much half-way house time as possible.  What that means is that he can be released from the prison facility and sent to be supervised in a half-way house closer to his intended release location prior to his official release date.  That gets him closer to home, but he is still under strict supervision yet he is allowed a bit more freedoms as he earns them.  He will be allowed to hold a real job while he is there, day passes to spend with us and eventually weekend passes.  He could eventually even be released from living in the half-way house early if he has a job and a place to live however, he will not be released early of there is no one else living with him in the house, so he will have to serve out the remainder of his time at the half-way house.  Oh, and the half-way house gets a large percentage of any money he makes while under their supervision. 

Everything that we learn comes with even more questions and no one is around to answer any of them.  We all get our information from each other, other inmates, and anyone else we know further down this path than ourselves.   We get bits and pieces here and there and sometimes it is mis-information but we keep moving forward.

That is all I know right now and things change from day to day.  I am sure by the time you are reading this I will have more information or been told that something else we believed is not really true.  Hopefully the information I pass on to you, is based on fact and everything that I am certain of.  Looking to a better new year when he will be closer to home.