Jail Guide Provides New Inmate Search and Updated Prison Sentence Calculator

Jan. 25, 2012 - PRLog -- The penal system is adept at monitoring the whereabouts of prisoners, but inmates are often transferred among facilities at a moment’s notice and loved ones have no way of knowing when or where. A former inmate himself, Pete Maxwell launched Jail Guide to eliminate doubt, allay fears, and facilitate how to do a free inmate search.

http://www.JailGuide.com is the premiere resource for information on jails and inmate lookups. The site provides the largest compilation of federal, state and county facilities available, with listings in 17 countries. Inmate lookups can be performed and links are available to download inmate handbooks and prison visitor guides. Different rules may apply depending on the security level of the prison. Jail Guide offers essential information to facilitate visits without being turned away or having gifts confiscated.

Maxwell was so determined to gather information about prisons overseas he painstakingly managed to get Russia prison information as well as all of Mexico's prisons in his database.

The site can help loved ones find an inmate and learn how different penal facilities operate. Jail Guide offers a prison sentence calculator to aid individuals in determining the length of a sentence based on time served and accumulated good time. Visitors to the site can also calculate and determine the length of a federal sentence with JailGuide's handy Federal Prison Sentence Calculator. Visitors to the site can even download the US Sentencing Guide for federal offenses.

Maxwell offers information for loved ones and those in the Residential Drug Abuse Program. Individuals serving time for alcohol and drug-related offenses are eligible to receive reductions in their sentence and placement in a community corrections center or halfway house. Jail Guide offers a list of exclusions and information on facilities in all six independent federal regions.

It doesn’t matter whether an individual is serving time in a local jail or federal lockup; there are unspoken rules within the closed society of which prisoners should be aware. Maxwell shares the benefit of wisdom learned while being incarcerated in his book “How to Survive Prison and Jail.” He addresses what to do, what to eschew, along with sex, prison rape, and how to avoid being a victim. The book also contains one of the largest prison slang glossaries in existence.

JailGuide Fans can follow Jail Guide on Twitter @jailguide and on YouTube. Maxwell maintains a blog that explores a variety of topics that include sending mail and money to inmates, how bail bonds work, the timespan of a warrant, and the Innocence Project. Visitors can register to receive updates via the site’s RSS feed.

Jail Guide provides critical information for inmates and their loves ones worldwide. The site’s comprehensive database encompasses facilities in 17 countries, complete with extensive guidelines for inmates, families and friends. Visitors to the site can perform an inmate lookup in multiple local, state and federal facilities, preventing a loss of contact when prisoners are moved. Jail Guide offers visitors an inside look at the prison system, while providing information to help inmates and families remain intact.

For more information on inmate search or using the Prison Sentence Calculator, visit the website at http://www.jailguide.com

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www.JailGuide.com provides a free inmate search system and prison inmate locator. A free Prison Sentence Calculator works to show people how soon they can be out of prison based on good time merit.

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