Frequently Asked Questions.

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Prison is all the rage in Hollywood. We’ve all seen Oz, the Shawshank Redemption, Orange is the New Black, and ConAir. Their creators got some of the facts right, but they don’t tell you how to prepare for prison if you are going to prison. Our goal is to help you in your preparing for incarceration journey.

We will help you with our Inmate Search Tool. To find the inmate you are looking for we require the persons First Name and Surname.

Chances are, you will remember your first day in prison for the rest of your life. While the experience can differ between different prisons, new admissions generally go through the same intake process. Below we discuss what happens on your first day in prison.

Schedule an initial consultation to receive individualised prison coaching to help you prepare for a term of incarceration. You can also read about our prison consulting services, prison preparation services, and fee structures. And don’t forget to pick up a copy of the "Beyond The Ordinary! "UNCUT" Prison Survival Guide", the leading book on life in Queensland Australia prisons.

Surviving prison as a sex offender is tough. This is especially true for sex offenders in prison with offenses including possessing, distributing, or producing child pornography, or soliciting minors for sexual activity.

While this is often a scary prospect, at Marius Anton Ackerman Prison Preparation Services , we are here to help. We explain this sensitive issue, helps to illuminate the reality of what happens to sex offenders in prison and discusses available sex offender treatment programs.

Kindly contact us via the website or at info@mariusackerman.com. 

Prison authorities pay close attention to who sends money to which inmates. They also attempt to identify persons outside of the prison who deposit money into multiple inmates’ trust fund accounts. This is a telltale sign of one inmate having someone outside of prison place funds into another inmate’s account.

With this in mind, family members and friends should be cautious about placing funds into multiple inmates’ trust fund accounts. If an outside party places funds into different inmates’ trust fund accounts, both prisoners risk being investigated for potentially engaging in prohibited conduct.

Inmates can receive funds deposited by outside family, friends, and others. The prison administration also pays them for institutional work details and other incentives.

Inmate communication is essential for maintaining relationships, reducing recidivism, and improving inmate mental health. In Queensland facilities theyprovide inmates access to telephone services, adhering to regulations and security protocols. In our Publication "Beyond The Ordinary!" "UNCUT" details the entire process of inmate phone calls in federal prisons, from setting up phone accounts to understanding inmate phone service restrictions and policies.

A fact of prison life is that you must interact with prison guards and other prison staffers, but this is a very touchy issue due to the politics of prison. While no advice can be comprehensive in this regard due to situations calling for different approaches, there are some basic tenets that, if adhered to, can help steer you either out of trouble or help keep you out of it in the first place. We cover this off in detial in our publication "Beyond The Ordinary! "UNCUT"!

One question we often get asked is, “What do you eat in prison?”

While many TV shows and movies depict American prisoners as eating poor quality food, inmates within the Federal Bureau of Prisons are provided three nutritionally sound meals each day.

In terms of toilets, every prison cell has one. If you’re housed in a cell, it is best to use the restroom when your cellmate is not present. In emergencies, it is ok to hang a sheet up for privacy if you need to use your prison cell bathroom and the door is locked. In terms of less involved bathroom usage, it is fine to use a jail cell bathroom with a cellmate present.

Each cell has a shower in it. If you are in the Residential Compound each unit has communal showers and toilets. 

Inmate contraband can be divided into two general categories: hard and soft. Hard contraband consists of weapons, drugs, alcohol, and other types of items that can’t be ignored. Soft contraband can consist of food stolen from The Prison Kithchen, excess property, and other less serious items.

This topic is well documented in our publication "Beyond The Ordinary! "UNCUT". 

Protective custody within prison systems is pivotal for safeguarding inmates at risk of harm. This our Publication "Beyond The Ordinary! "UNCUT" wedelves into the intricacies of protective custody (PC) in prisons. We explore its purpose, the processes involved, and the conditions under which inmates might be placed in PC, thus ensuring a comprehensive understanding of this essential component of Queensland Corrective Services. 

As a practical note, many prisoners who enter protective custody do so because of either inmate assault or threats from other prisoners.

In some cases, inmates arrive at a new prison, know of its dangerous reputation, and refuse to enter the general population out of fear.

Inmates convicted of sexual offenses and those who are known informants are more likely than others to enter PC due to fears for their safety. Likewise, at some rougher institutions, LGBT inmates elect to enter protective custody instead of the general population.

Get the "UNCUT" information in our Publication "Beyond The Ordinary! "UNCUT".

The prison health care system can often seem like a pretty uncaring place. While medical and dental care for both emergency and routine situations are provided to prisoners within Queensland Corrective Services Prisons, many inmates complain about the speed and quality of this care. It often seems inadequate and is rarely rendered promptly.

Lean how to manage the "System" as expalined in our Publication Beyond The Ordinary! "UNCUT".

Upon entry to the federal prison system, inmates complete a questionnaire, which is then reviewed by a correctional facility psychologist. Every inmate also meets with a prison psychologist at least once.

The purpose of the questionnaire and meeting is two-fold. First, it helps the psychologist understand how well the inmate is adjusting to prison life. This can help identify inmates who pose a danger to others or to themselves.

Ongoing Mental Health issues and treatments are not easy to come by in Queensland prisons unless you know how to work the "System". 

In our Publication we address this very important matter in great detial.

Find out more Boyond The Ordinary "UNCUT"!

Violence is an unfortunate and common part of prison life, especially at the higher security levels within the Prisons.

So is Sexual Assault, though to a lesser degree. Inmates at camp (minimum security) and low-security levels usually have less to worry about in either regard. These issues are a more likely reality for those at medium and high-security federal prisons.

The Author was the subject to a sexual assault while in custody.

He addresses this very real issue in detail in Beyond The Ordinay "UNCUT" and in his Autobiography "My Journey! My Way! "UNCUT".

Queensland Prisons inmates have regular access to prison recreation programs. These prison workouts are usually performed in the prison gym. In Beyong The Ordinary "UNCUT"! explains recreation options in Queensland prisons, including prison football, arts programs, hobbycraft activities, and music programs in prisons.

Please contact the Marius Anton Ackerman Prison Preparation Services if you are preparing for a term of incarceration. Our experienced team can answer your questions and resolve any issues.

All medically-able prisoners are required to have a prison job (officially called a “work assignment”) unless they are Medically Disabled, in which case Health Services can excuse them from institutional work assignments.

The reason all inmates must have work assignments is two-fold: one, it reduces inmate idleness, and two, prisons require a ready labor force in order to sustain operations.

More information is available in Beyond The Ordinary "UNCUT!

The Queensland prison system operates a shop called the inmate "Buy Up", where prisoners can purchase various foods, clothing, and other items. We explains the inmate canteen, which is also known as the jail canteen.

Please contact the us if you or a loved one is preparing to enter prison.

Our prison experts can help you prepare, resolve any issues in prison.  

Please feel free to reach out at info@mariusantonackerman.com or via the website contact form.

After understanding who you are and your unique needs, we then launch into our informational foundation phase. Here, we combine a strategy of providing you with quality reading materials about federal prisons and talking with you about the questions that come up that are specific to you and your needs.

This book is authored by Marius Anton Ackerman Beyond The Ordinary "UNCUT"!, our lead federal prison consultant. Having read this book, you will have a much better idea of what is to come. But equally as important, this book will spur more questions that are unique to your circumstances.