Why did I get a call from an inmate?
The caller actually is an inmate from a local prison, trying to make phone calls at your expense. It’s called custom forward calling and links your number to the number that is being dialed from. If you fall prey to this scam, inmates will be able to make future collect calls on your dime.
How many calls can an inmate make in a day?
Telephone privileges for the general population will be available on a daily basis. Immediately upon being booked, and, except where physically impossible, no later than three hours after arrest, an arrested person has the right to make at least three completed telephone calls.
What happens if you get in trouble on a suspended sentence?
If the defendant breaches the terms of the suspended sentence, or commits another offence, they are likely to be sent to prison to serve the original prison term imposed. A suspended sentence may be accompanied by a fine, but the court cannot impose a community sentence at the same time as suspending a prison sentence.
What can activate a suspended sentence?
Breach of a suspended sentence order
- Conviction for further offence committed during operational period of order. The court must activate the custodial sentence unless it would be unjust in all the circumstances to do so.
- Failure to comply with a community requirement during the supervision period of the order.
What does it mean when you are sentenced to 20 years with 15 suspended?
20 Year Sentence with 15 years suspended means the person will be in prison for 5 years and effectively on probation which will be called parole for them for the remaining 15 years.
What is a breach of suspended sentence?
What happens if I breach my Suspended Sentence? If you breach your suspended sentence, by committing another offence, or by not complying with any other conditions of the Suspended Sentence, you may be called upon by the court that sentenced you to be re-sentenced.