Process Servers for Serving Legal Documents to Inmates

Private Process Servers Travel to Prisons, Detention Centers and Correctional Facilities

There are approximately one thousand eight hundred adult prisons in the U.S. Many of these facilities have their own rules and regulations for allowing service of process upon an incarcerated person. Our Process Servers take of care of the appointment, speak with the people in charge and work within the policies of the corrections department to properly facilitate serving the inmate your legal documents - Law Suit.

What Percentage of the World's Prisoners are in the US?

Its is believed, the United States has the highest percentage of incarcerate people in the world. Considering the size of the U.S. population, we are less than 5% of the worlds population yet inmates in the U.S. are equal to more than twenty percent of the worlds incarcerated people.

What is the Politically Correct Term for a Person Convicted of a Crime and is Incarcerated?

Many people refer to people in jail or who are incarcerated as “convicts” or “prisoners.” Prisons are the home of people who are convicted of crimes. Generally speaking, convict or prisoner is considered politically incorrect and the preferred name for someone incarcerated is “inmate.”

Do Process Server Care if There is a Difference Between a Prisoner and an Inmate?

Yes, the difference between a prison and a jail is the length of time for inmates. Jail inmates are short-term hold over’s and Prison inmates are long-term residents of the institution where they are incarcerated. Jails are usually run by local law enforcement or local government agencies and exist to hold inmates awaiting trial or serving a short sentence. Prisons are usually run by state and federal agencies, private contractors who over see inmates serving longer term sentences.

Because prisons are designed for long-term incarceration, they are better developed for the living needs of their populations. Jails, on the other hand, tend to have more transient populations and less well-developed facilities. As a result, many inmates prefer their stays in prison given the more regular life, the greater availability of programs, and better facilities. Indeed, many repeat offenders will ask for prison time rather than time in jail followed by probation if given the option. Some inmates complain that jail, given its constant flow of people that can often interfere with an inmate's ability to sleep, eat on a regular schedule, or participate in exercise. Some jails also suffer from budget shortages that lead to lower quality or inadequate food. these issues often lead to claims of violations of the inmate's right against cruel and unusual punishment. However, such claims are rarely, if ever, successful.

How do we identify an inmate/defendant who is incarcerated?

A Department Identification Number is an Internal number assigned to an inmate upon reception into a correctional facility and used throughout an inmate's term of commitment no matter which facility he or she may be housed in. Learn More. You can obtain the number from the inmate or use the name search capability.

Do Process Servers call inmates / defendants in jail or prison?

Inmates are allowed to make outgoing calls only, and under no circumstances are we allowed to call someone who is incarcerated.

What Process Servers have heard through the years

Common slang terms for a prison include: "the pokey", "the slammer", "the clink", "the joint", "the calaboose", "the hoosegow" and "the big house". Slang terms for imprisonment include: "behind bars", "in stir" and "up the river."

How you or a Process Server can find an inmate / defendant?

If the person is in a county jail, you can call a county sheriff to find the address & phone number of the facility. However, if the person is in a state prison, then you can search online. Alternatively, if the person is in a federal prison, you can search online for the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.

Serving Process upon an Inmate

InmateProcess.com Process Servers deliver and service legal documents to inmates all the time. When the whereabouts of inmate / defendant is known, serving process is not difficult. The main issue with service of process upon an inmate is the amount of time it takes to meet with the inmate. As you may know, each correctional facility has its own rules and regulations which we are subject to. If we are granted permission to serve the inmate we must be patient, understanding and compliant. Most prisons / correctional facilities allow process servers to serve inmates, but some do not. When we are not granted access or denied for unknown reasons, you will have to contact the local sheriff to assist you.

Before you hire a Process Server, you must contact the facility where the inmate is located, make sure the inmate is still or will be there and verify the facility rules and regulations for having a Process Server deliver and serve court documents on your behalf. Click on the state where you need services and navigate to the location where the inmate is located.

Process Servers serve inmates in Detention Centers, Work Camps, Prisons, Jails, Correctional Facilities and Institutions