Official Michigan DOC orientation packet for families, 2026 version, covering what to expect after a loved one enters custody. Phone calls cost $0.0735 per minute with one free ten-minute call each week and a fifteen-minute call length, video calls cost $3.20 for twenty minutes, and JPay provides electronic messaging. Also covers the two to four month intake process during which in-person visits are not allowed, visiting applications through MiLogin, financial support and the Friends and Family package programme, property rules, healthcare, programming and reentry.
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