Arrested What to Do When Your Loved One's in

Whether a defendant is charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct or first-degree murder, this is an indispensable guide for those who want to support family members, partners, or friends facing criminal charges. Draining away the confusion by explaining legal proceedings and jail procedures, it identifies common bond scams and lawyer rip-offs and helps organize inmates to assist in their legal defense. In addition to the most common legal motions, challenges, and investigations, this resource also provides additional coverage on how to avoid fights, sex, gambling, and scams that can result in injury while in jail and cause additional criminal charges to be filed. Detailed budgeting forms to calculate the true, multi-year costs of legal defenseall the way through the years of probation, parole, and re-entry into societyare also included.

Wes Denham is the coauthor of Arrest-Proof Yourself. He has spent years interviewing men behind bars as an investigator and Spanish translator for a criminal defense law firm and writing family management plans for criminal defendants.

Star Light, Star Bright, Get Me Out of Jail Tonight! Those Terrible Telephone Calls	p. 1
The Golden Road to Samarqand Preface to Freedom	p. 6
You, the Gumshoe How to Get Critical Information	p. 21
Toss Your Crib, Car, and Computer An Urgent Priority	p. 32
Going to the Big House Jail Visits	p. 39
"Give Your Hearts to Jesus, Boys..." Life in Jail	p. 43
Sick, Confused, and Crazy Medical Care and Mental Illness	p. 55
Bureaucratic Heroin and Black Holes Commissaries and Jail Phones	p. 60
How Chancroid Saves a Twink Sex in Jail	p. 68
As the Worm Turns Drug Addiction	p. 74
Does the Elevator Go Up to the Top, or Not? Homo Chaoticus, Unsocialized Man	p. 80
Hitting Bottom How to Recognize a Readiness to Change	p. 89
Why Gung Ho Is Good The Character Factories	p. 93
To Help or Not to Help? Rating Defendants	p. 103
The Tickle of the Trocar Bail and Bail Bonds	p. 117
How a Wino Saved the Sixth Amendment Public Defenders, Plea Bargains, and the Caseload Gorilla	p. 124
The Pin-Striped Mafia Fee Whores, Voodoo Doctors, Dodo Birds, and Other Legal Vermin	p. 132
Crackerjack Private Attorneys How to Find the Prize in the Box	p. 142
Show Me the Work, I'll Show You the Money Getting a Quotation for Legal Services and Fees	p. 152
Negotiating a Contract for Legal Defense Getting the Bang for Your Bucks	p. 170
How to Help the Defense Getting Busy In Jail and Out	p. 173
Money! Money! Money! The Budget	p. 179
Outdoor Jail Probation and Parole	p. 190
To Snitch Is a Bitch Cooperating with Police and Prosecutors	p. 202
Your Personal Witness Protection Program Blowing the 'Hood	p. 206
The Family Management Plan Making a Difference for Your Defendant	p. 209
Why Are So Many People in Jail? Juking the Stats in the Crime-Crazed U.S.A	p. 220
Appendixes
Library of Forms and Letters	p. 236
How to Dispute Attorney Credit Card Charges	p. 243
The Dictionary of Crime and Punishment	p. 245
Index	p. 253
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