Adult Directory 2013

Union “Quick Collect” at 1 800 325-6000; or go online
www.westernunion.com
Western Union will accept cash or major credit cards. Cost $5 per $50
increment
H. Personal Property
CDF and CTF - kept at the DC Jail. Property can be picked up at DC Jail (Visitors
Entrance) Monday – Friday, noon to 7pm. Detained inmates must sign a form
appointing a designated person to pick up property. The designated person must call
(202) 673-8019 at least 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment for pick-up.
The designated person must provide a valid government picture ID to receive the
property. Released inmates do not need to make advance appointments. Property is
retained for 15 days after the inmate’s release. Property belonging to halfway house
residents who leave the house involuntarily will be kept at the respective halfway
house (up to 7 days) after the resident leaves the facility. Generally, staff attempt to
contact the resident’s next-of-kin to transfer the property. Residents who depart the
facility voluntary are expected to take all belongings with them.
BOP - is assigned authority for DC Code Offenders sentenced to prison terms longer
than one year. BOP places DC prisoners in various prisons located around the
country. (See www.bop.gov/locations for a list of BOP managed facilities and
locations.) BOP attempts to place each prisoner in the “least restrictive facility for
which s/he qualifies” within 500 miles of the residence where the individual is
expected to be released. BOP also contracts with private security companies to detain
DC Code Offenders. The Rivers Correctional Institution (privately owned by GEO
Group, Inc), in Winton, North Carolina is a commonly used private prison for DC
Code Offenders under contract with BOP (see Transportation, this Chapter).
Mothers and Infants Nurturing Together (MINT) (BOP Program) www.bop.gov
Women who give birth while in the custody of BOP must relinquish custody of the
newborn child to a designated person or social services agency within 48 hours after
the birth. Newborn children are not permitted to return to the institution with their
mother.
MINT is a BOP program for eligible low-risk women who are pregnant at the time
of commitment. Inmates are assigned to a designated community residential
program where they can remain with their newborn for up to three months before
returning to the institution to complete their sentence. Eligibility: Inmate must be
eligible for furlough, have a sentence of less than five years, inmate or guardian
must assume financial responsibility for the child’s medical care while in the MINT
program.
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