Hi, I have noticed that we have a lot of folks here with loved one at CMC. I would like to make this thread a mini introductions thread. So if you have or have had a loved one at CMC we want to hear from you.

As you probably know my fiance is at CMC (East facility). He's been at CMC since 2000. He's been down since 1999 and is scheduled to come home in 2012. We've been best friends since 1992 and he means the world to me. He's been away for almost 6 1/2 years now and it has been very hard, as we have been through so much together. We have faced many trials and obsticales but in the end we've always stuck through them together. If there is anything good to come out of this it has been that we have really gotten to know each other better and our bond together has grown stronger and solid. We still have another 6 years to go but I know we will make it through this road together. I love that man of mine and I will continue to do my part to keep our relationship solid.

I would like to invite you to do an introduction here so we can all get to know each other better and learn how you have managed to deal with this kind of life.

Love,

CMC MEMBER #1

Well lets see I don't post a lot of the time so lets see how good I do at it......
My husband has been in prison since 2000. He was at PVSP till 2003 then sent to CMC West side. He will be home next year which I am scared to death about but will make the best of. We have been together for 10 years and have to beautiful girls together. Life has had its ups and downs for us but we have made it through some thick crap (if you know what I mean). I am not to sure what else to write so thats my introduction.

Take Care
Amanda - CMC MEMBER #21

Hi everyone! My name is Claudia and My Honey is at CMC East Facility. He's been there since September of 2004 and as you can see by my ticker that very soon, he know longer will be!:p

There are lots of good things about my man ending up at CMC.. and one of those things is all the wonderful ladies that I have met, there and here on PTO. I have gotten all the support a girl can ask for! I dont know what I wouldve done without you all!

A big Hello and an even bigger THANK YOU!

Hello ladies, my man went to CMC West in August 2005 and will be there until May 2006 (lucky for us). I dont do too much posting on here but I have come to really depend on this group. I am so gratefull to have found a great bunch of women who really understand and comfort eachother. Loving someone in prison is a very frustrating thing to do. I have been on and off with my man since I was 12 and I have never loved anyone more than I love him. We have a seriously complicated situation but the main point is that we have a strong friendship and trust in eachother....they say the rough times will either make you or brake you and this has difinitely made us. I hope that before my time at CMC ends I get to meet you all...

Well, I am Drena! My fiance has been at CMC-East since Feb of '04. Unfortunatly he will be leaving there in the next few months but I will be staying right here with all of you! Can't leave my girls!!

Hi, my name is Sarra. My husband has been as CMC on the west side since November of 2005, he will be getting out July 16th of this year:thumbsup: . I think once everyone's loved one's start getting out we can have an alumni group number. Like Candy would be #1. Anyways i am lucky member 15.

Hi ladies! My name is Julie and my son Kevin is at CMC. He is the one that is in the "hole":( that I asked you ladies about. He has been there since Dec of 2004 and will be released Dec 2007. He got sentanced for 2 years for prior prison time and 1 year for robbery. He got in a fight in the Ralphs shopping lot with 2 other guys and took 1.00 from them. I guess some lessons are hard to learn. The other guy that Kevin was with got 90 days with credit earned. He didn't have any other priors though. Kevin has always been my problem child but I love him just the same. He is just a slow learner and he has to do it his way.
:idea:
I have 3 younger children, 23,19 and 17. Two boys and a girl. My children are the light of my life. The other three have managed to behave and to live life on the straight and narrow.:thumbsup:
I live in Riverside. I have never been able to visit Kevin but I hope to do so once he is out of the hole. I already have been approved for visits. Now if I can just keep him from getting into trouble.
Well now that I gave you my life story I will talk to you all later.

Julie

Hello CMC loved ones, my man is in the east facility he has been down since Aug 2004. Sent to CMC June 2005. He is cosidered a violent offender. I orriginally thought he was sentenced to 15 yrs. But recentley found out he has a release date in 2016. We have a 4 1/2yr. old son together. I was not going to stand by him originally thinking this is crazy but I love him. I don't really post every week but I too get the support i need from this group. Loving a man in prison the rest of the world would see me as an outcast but here I read of others going through the same hurt, sadness,love and all the other crazy emotions that come with a loved one in prison. I am Connie CMCmember #3.

Hi ladies my name is Beth, I have been a member of PTO for almost 4 years and I really appriciate the friendships that I have made in those 4 years, but I have to say that this group has warmed my heart and I care for all of you girls, my guy has been at CMC for 15 months and was at Salinas valley st prison before that. he has a long sentance 30 to Life three strikes case it is crazy he stole a wet suit out of a garage, a video camera and $60.00 out of someones house and not last but least admitted to a burg he was not sure if he even did, so we are hoping the law will change if it dose he will be out so till then he has 17 years left 85% of 23

Even with the long sentance I could not do this without my strong faith in God (Jehovah's Witness) and all the support I have been given here, we all have a common bond we love someone locked away in prison, so if I can be some encouragement you came to the right place take care and enjoy

PS the pic above is of my brother Eric and I when I was 15 and he was 12 and the one of Reg and I was last month I love that man!!!!!!


REGGIE'S GIRL
BETH

Well i love my old man, there where times i wondered if we would ever make it through his life stlye choices, today i live thankful for our situation. If it where not for this seriouse consequense my husband would have never realied that i know best. I met him in 2001 before 911, when it all went down and i thought the world was over, he was there to get me through ( i was one of the weird ones that thought we were all going to be blown up.) His has always been there for me now he is gone and it is hard to figure everything on my own, I always wonder before i make a decision "what would marco think?"

Hello Ladies, my Big Papa's is in CMC EAST! We have toured almost all the prisons in CA, and this one seems to be the best. His stay this time is until June 2006. Were not married, but we live like an old couple, we have a three yr. old son that is driving me insane. I'm also trying to maintain my sanity by pretending like I know what I'm doing with the business we started just before he left. Besides being business partners, he's my bestfriend, but since he's not here I'm truely grateful for every single member of CMC for just being themselves. I used to wonder if I was the only one trying to handle this kind of interuption without the rest of the world knowing. But its more than obviouse that the real super women are part of CMC!!!

Hi all, my name is Erica. I just actually found and joined PTO last week and have just moved from CIM forum to this one. My boyfriend is at CMC for a violation and he was just transferred there last week. He originally started in Riverside County Jail at the end of August then went to Chino on 12/30/05. I have not been able to see him or talk to him since he went to Chino and I have not gone a day without talking to him in 2 years, so I am having a difficult time.
I did get a letter from him last night and he says that CMC is much nicer than CIM, so I am happy. He also sent me another visiting form, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that I get approved soon. Thanks to all the information you have on this forum I was able to get him a letter in the mail and get him a package the first day that I new he was there. I wanted to thank-you guys for all the information that you take the time to post, it really helps and is greatly appreciated. Also I wanted to say thanks to everyone for welcoming me. It is really nice to have people to go to with questions and concerns. Thanks again!

Erica

WELCOME TO CMC ERICA.

Hello ladies, I just found out today that my Fiance will be transferred to CMC within the next two months. Im am so happy he will be here. I cant wait to be able to hold him again, they have him in Admin Seg right now until they transfer him. He is a level three and so I believe will be on the east side. Travis and I have been together since April of 2005 and will be married this year, he is resending a marriage package as soon as they transfer him. He is scheduled to be released in 2008 and I cant wait for him to be home. I met him while he was in Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, we met through my x bro in law.

Hello ladies, I just found out today that my Fiance will be transferred to CMC within the next two months. Im am so happy he will be here. I cant wait to be able to hold him again, they have him in Admin Seg right now until they transfer him. He is a level three and so I believe will be on the east side. Travis and I have been together since April of 2005 and will be married this year, he is resending a marriage package as soon as they transfer him. He is scheduled to be released in 2008 and I cant wait for him to be home. I met him while he was in Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, we met through my x bro in law.

Welcome AngelLove! You have come to the right place for info and support! Anything you may want to know... we can tell you. There are many experts on the "Ins and Outs" of CMC. Feel free to come in and chat on the other CMC threads.. WELCOME!!:thumbsup:

:new: Welcome AngelLove:new:

Hello Ladies,
I am new to this site. I have heard so much about this site that I decided to give it a try. I am not too great at posting but like I did say I would try.
Anyways, I have been going to see my husband @ CMC East since 2002 and he will finally be coming home in may 2007 that is just 15mts away!! YAY!! I drive down from Sacramento so due to the drive being so far I only come down once a month. Well, thats all I can think of now. TTYL.

Hello Ladies,
I am new to this site. I have heard so much about this site that I decided to give it a try. I am not too great at posting but like I did say I would try.
Anyways, I have been going to see my husband @ CMC East since 2002 and he will finally be coming home in may 2007 that is just 15mts away!! YAY!! I drive down from Sacramento so due to the drive being so far I only come down once a month. Well, thats all I can think of now. TTYL.


Hi there and welcome to our group! You will find all the info you need here. Feel free to chat on our chat thread!

Hello Ladies,
I am new to this site. I have heard so much about this site that I decided to give it a try. I am not too great at posting but like I did say I would try.
Anyways, I have been going to see my husband @ CMC East since 2002 and he will finally be coming home in may 2007 that is just 15mts away!! YAY!! I drive down from Sacramento so due to the drive being so far I only come down once a month. Well, thats all I can think of now. TTYL.


Hey girl :wave:, finally you found the site! I'm not going to get into all the mushy introduction stuff because you & I go way back so that comes naturally. :D I hope to see you more around here.

hunnyboo, Welcome to our family, glad to have you. :)

Welcome to the group Hunnyboo!!!!! I got the message you left on my car so I will be calling you-lol!!!!

Hello CMC Support Family
My name is Kris and my ex husband has been in CMC West since June of 2005. We were recently divorced, but his is and always be my best friend. We share our love with 3 beautiful girls( 17,16 and 11). His release date at this time is November of 2007. It saddens my heart that he will miss attending two high school graduations and my girls think of that often. On the brighter side he will be out to see our youngest graduate. We have always been very close and have had one hell of a ride. We have spent over half our lives with each other. He will always be a part of me as are my children. I am so grateful that there is friendly and caring ladies like yourselves out there to help all of us new new's figure out this crazy CDC system. Thank you so much.. And I just love reading all of your postings ... It encourages,inspires and make me aware that I am not a lone island. Glad to be part of such a wonderful group.

Hello CMC Support Family
My name is Kris and my ex husband has been in CMC West since June of 2005. We were recently divorced, but his is and always be my best friend. We share our love with 3 beautiful girls( 17,16 and 11). His release date at this time is November of 2007. It saddens my heart that he will miss attending two high school graduations and my girls think of that often. On the brighter side he will be out to see our youngest graduate. We have always been very close and have had one hell of a ride. We have spent over half our lives with each other. He will always be a part of me as are my children. I am so grateful that there is friendly and caring ladies like yourselves out there to help all of us new new's figure out this crazy CDC system. Thank you so much.. And I just love reading all of your postings ... It encourages,inspires and make me aware that I am not a lone island. Glad to be part of such a wonderful group.

Hi Kris.. So happy you found us and Welcome to the family! It's very refreshing to read that you and your ex-husband have a cordial relationship. Not having Dad around is a hard thing especially for those very special landmark occasions.. but at least he will be there for the youngest like you said. Stay positive and know that you are not on lone island.. you are more like on the "CMC Boat!" :D And Honestly.. we have the most wonderful group of ladies in this boat. Once again... welcome to our family!:thumbsup:

Claudia

Thanks for the big welcome..
Kris

Welcome Kris!! TTYL.
Tina

Welcome to all our new family members!

Im In Fontana,cali How Long Does It Take To Get To Cmc.

Im In Fontana,cali How Long Does It Take To Get To Cmc.

Im comming from corona and it took me about 3 and a half 4hrs

Hi, eveyone !! My brother was transfered to CMC. I am glad he's there I have heard it's alot better than some of the other places. Hopefuly he likes it.
Hope2BaRN :)

HOPE2BARN: Welcome to our group! You're brother is definitely better off at CMC!! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!!

Claudia

thanks for the welcome !!

HOPE2BARN welcome to the family.

:D Well I guess I'll introduce myself, Im Sarah, my boyfriend was just transfered to CMC West last week. I was able to go visit last sunday ! We have a 1 year old daughter together and I have a 3 year old son that he calls his own. He has a about 2 years left to do, he's only been down since April of this year so Im pretty new to this whole thing. Im from central Ca and hopefully will be going to see him as often as possible, I look foward to getting to know you all :)

WELCOME SARAH!!!!!!

Welcome Sarah! :)

Boy Ive really been out of it.... Welcome to all our new members. If anyone has any questions feel free to post we are all here to help one another.

HI MY NAME IS TONYA AND MY MAN IS IN CMC WEST UNTIL JANUARY 2007. HE SAYS IT IS LIKE A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY:D LOL. WE HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN 14, 7 AND 4 MONTH OLD. I AM NEW HERE TO THE CMC AND HOPE TO MEET SOME NEW FRIENDS HERE AND CAN I GET A CMC MEMBER #?
MRS GUTHMILLER

[quote=Bob-bi-lu]Hi, My name is Mel , My boyfriend is a inmate at CMC WEST, he has been there since May 2005, and will be there until April 2008, He was arrested June 2005, In the last 15 months I have spent alot of time crying on a daily basis, I began drinking like 2 40 ounce bottles of 211 beer daily because I was finding it to hard to feel the intense pain sober, He was in reception for 5 months, so from JAnuary until May we had no contact except letters, In that 5 months I was a total wreck, when he was sent to CMC, and I was finally approved to visit, it was sad because all I did ws cry, I could not control it, I was such a mess, During that first visit he ask me to please quit drinking and to promise him that I would become productive during the time in which he will remain at CMC, After seeing him that day, I decided to come home and convince myself that everything will be all right, Since then I have quit drinking, I go danceing with my friend maria on Wednesday Nights, we have friends that are blues singers so like 10 of us girls meet on wednesday nights and dance, I have also decided to take some real
estate classes at Long Beach City College, along with kickboxing and
dance arobics, I must tell you that every day is still very hard for me knowing that I miss him just as much as I did the day he was arrested, He is the love of my life, I have been in Love with him for like 13 years,, If it is one thing that I can tell you that is for sure in bedded in my soul, is that I do know what IN LOVE is, because I am still IN LOVE with him after all these years, so to keep the clock ticking, I am taking 15 units at school, and with any luck, maybe I can transfer to an on campus college just a hop skip and a jump from CMC, and be closer to him, anyway thanks for listening, I just thank the lord everyday that PTO is available, because without the support from all of you, I would not even know how to get through this, you people are wonderful, just remember, when your feeling sad, or lonely, or miss him so much your sick at the stomach, just go outside look for the moon, and out loud just tell him that you love him, he will be listening,,,,,,,god bless you

My husbands at cmc-west, we live in santa maria which is only a 45 minute drive but get this- they won't allow me to visit! I just gave birth to our daughter, who he will meet when he's releashed on new years day 07. Only 4 months to go! Last term he had to wait 2 years to meet our son who is now almost four. I have only had a 2 minute conversation with him in 5 months. We keep in contact through letters and this coming week he starts a job and i am going to get a phone hooked up at home for him to call even if it puts us in the poor house.Thanks for having such a great support system for the familys that are left behind. giggles1488

Hi Everyone! My name is Erin and my husband was transfered to CMC-East last Thursday.

We'll be having our first contact visit in five months this weekend which I am absolutely excited about.

We've had quite a journey together.

We've been married five years this coming January and will be coming home next September.

We've been all over the state and are prayerfully at our last stop along this journey.

We spent the last three years @ CSP Solano where I served on the IFC and when they closed down the level 3 gym there, they sent all of the guys out of the gym to SVSP and put them on a level 4 yard where shortly after they were there there was a huge riot with the level 4's and 3's from the gym.

So we've spent since April in AD-Seg and they finally moved the lower level guys out of there. And we're back to a "programming" yard.

I'm excited about all of the new friends we will meet while we're here.

Thank you gals so much for all of your help already.

xoxo,
Erin

Welcome to all our new family members: mrsguthmiller, ErinD, giggles1488, lipps90712:)

Hey Everyone, Giggles How Is It Up There. I Was Thinking About Moving Out That Way, Cause We're Going To Get Married And He Got 4 More Years To Do. So Is It Cool Out There, Hows The Jobs Is It Work?

Hello ohbaby, Santa Maria is really nice- rent is high 'cause the beach is pretty close we pay around 1600. There are plenty of jobs and really great school district in orcutt. It is pretty much a small town if thats what you like, we do! Lots of love giggles1488

Hello all...is CMC Norco? Im lost, i just got a letter from my husband and i don't know if that is the correct prison he will be at....please help....many thanks....

Hello all...is CMC Norco? Im lost, i just got a letter from my husband and i don't know if that is the correct prison he will be at....please help....many thanks....


CMC is California Mens Colony located in San Luis Obispo Ca.

Here is a link to the Norco Guide:

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202919

Hey everyone Im not even sure if anyone checks this anymore. but my Name is sarah, i live in Santa Maria which is like 35 mins from CMC. My fiancee James has been in Since November of 2005. i myself was just realesed in July. He really likes it in CMc- West and is on the camp yard.. and i love being able to talk to all you ladies who understand where i am coming from. My Man comes home in 2 months and 7 days.. but im not counting. haha Yeah Right!!

Have a great day everyone!!

Welcome to the family! :)


Hey everyone Im not even sure if anyone checks this anymore. but my Name is sarah, i live in Santa Maria which is like 35 mins from CMC. My fiancee James has been in Since November of 2005. i myself was just realesed in July. He really likes it in CMc- West and is on the camp yard.. and i love being able to talk to all you ladies who understand where i am coming from. My Man comes home in 2 months and 7 days.. but im not counting. haha Yeah Right!!

Have a great day everyone!!

Well my guy is transferring to CMC this morning so I wanted to say hello and introduce myself since I have asked some questions about visiting and such. My name is Trena and I live in Oxnard. My guy and I have been together a year now and are engaged to be married as soon as all gets settled on his end and a few things on mine. He's been down a while and has a while to go however I am with him to the end on it all. I am hoping that I can meet some great people on this forum and be able to get much needed information as I am new to all of this and will need some help.
Thank you
Trena

Well my guy is transferring to CMC this morning so I wanted to say hello and introduce myself since I have asked some questions about visiting and such. My name is Trena and I live in Oxnard. My guy and I have been together a year now and are engaged to be married as soon as all gets settled on his end and a few things on mine. He's been down a while and has a while to go however I am with him to the end on it all. I am hoping that I can meet some great people on this forum and be able to get much needed information as I am new to all of this and will need some help.
Thank you
Trena

Welcome Trena, and we're so glad to have you here. If you need and help or have questions please feel free to PM me k! :grouphug:

Bob-bi-lu
PTO Moderator

Hi everyone, my sweetbaby is in CMC West, he'll be there until 5/4/08. I live in Riverside. After reading how many of you have been waiting for so much longer than me it gives me the strength to hang on and be strong for my guy. He really needs me right now and I'll always be there for him.

Diane

Welcome Trena, and misspriss2 Glad you found us:)

Well....being a father, I guess I'm not the typical poster around here. But, I've relied on this site a lot in dealing with my son's imprisonment, especially when it comes to getting a picture of life on the inside and trying to figure out how to do things like post money. My son, who just turned 19, was sent to CMC East on 3/1/07 after 6 months in SD county and 2 at Donovan. He'll be eligible to get out in 2010.

I just had a letter published in the SD Tribune in which I made the case for common sense in overhauling the sentencing and parole guidelines in California. With the out of control state of the prison system here, it's time for us Californians to make our voices heard....even if it's just down at the corner grocery store or in the break room at work.

Good luck to everyone. This site is great!

sorry your son is in prison, I hope things go better for him, I have a loved one at CMC to, it is not a bad place compared to other prisons. they do not go on lockdown to much I have been visiting CMC for 3 years and there has not been to many problems, I agree someone has to do somthing about the failing justice system, best wishes maybe I will see you up there I go once a month to visit my freind.

Hello Lady's My Name Is Missy And My Husband Is In Cmc East He Was Transfered From Isp Six Months Ago And I'm A Little New To This Northern Calif. Prison If Anyone Wants To Let Me In On Some Insiders Please Do.

I'd just like to give a warm welcome to our new CMC members Missypoo and dexter56. :D

Welcome to our new CMC members Missypoo and dexter56:wave:

Hi Everyone Seems Like Most Have Been Here Awhile I'm New To The Forums & Pretty Much To The Prision System Period But I'm 11days Away From Having My Second Child & Her Father Went Back To Prision 4 Days After He Found Out I Was Pregnant & I'm Just Trying To Keep Him A Part Of Her Life Till He Gets Out In About 20 Months He Was At Scc But Just Got Transfered To Cmc So I Guess Hi To All & Hope All Your Loved Ones Are Foing Well :)

Welcome ALOUDWHISPER we're glad to have you here.

Well hello everyone...my husband is there too....and we still have a few more years to go but im still hanging in there....i've been a member of PTO for the past 2yrs and i have found it very helpful in every way...anyone that would like to chat send me a message and i would love to hear your story.....

Hi it's Christine I was here before, (by the way, you guys are so informative....thank you for that)... n e wayz he is back @ CMC in the East Facility, just like last time. He was out for only 6 months, the good news is in that within the first 3 weeks of him coming home, i got pregnant, i now have a 9 month old baby boy:yay:, the bad new is.. his Daddy is back in Prison:cry:til April 2008, YES, it's been hard ... but, NO it is not impossible!!! I hope with all my heart that he can GET RIGHT, not just for himself but now for his son, too!

Hello, I would like to introduce myself my name is Niecy and my husband will be tranferring CMC tomorrow. We are transferring from CTF, Soledad and I have just a few questions. On the phone calls I know he has to sign up for them but is only one time a day. He has a red card from CTF which qualifys him for a job at least that is what he told me at CMC, but he was able to call me all day from CTF also on the weekends. Do they have phone sign ups on the weekends? Also for visiting, I was never terminated because I drove over 350 miles and not within 30 days at CTF but do CMC follow the same time of rules? I did read your visting post but maybe i missed it and I am sorry if I am asking dumb questions.

Hello, I would like to introduce myself my name is Niecy and my husband will be tranferring CMC tomorrow. We are transferring from CTF, Soledad and I have just a few questions. On the phone calls I know he has to sign up for them but is only one time a day. He has a red card from CTF which qualifys him for a job at least that is what he told me at CMC, but he was able to call me all day from CTF also on the weekends. Do they have phone sign ups on the weekends? Also for visiting, I was never terminated because I drove over 350 miles and not within 30 days at CTF but do CMC follow the same time of rules? I did read your visting post but maybe i missed it and I am sorry if I am asking dumb questions.

My fiancee and I hope to be married this year. He was recently transfered to CMC, and I could not be happier. I live in Oxnard. I read about all the good info everyone shares, it is really nice to know there are many of us loving someone in prison without a limit. I haven't heard from him, does anyone know how long how before i do? Also if anyone can give some info about visiting I would really appreciate it. Thanks to all and I hope to get to know many of you.
Thanks

Hello, I would like to introduce myself my name is Niecy and my husband will be tranferring CMC tomorrow. We are transferring from CTF, Soledad and I have just a few questions. On the phone calls I know he has to sign up for them but is only one time a day. He has a red card from CTF which qualifys him for a job at least that is what he told me at CMC, but he was able to call me all day from CTF also on the weekends. Do they have phone sign ups on the weekends? Also for visiting, I was never terminated because I drove over 350 miles and not within 30 days at CTF but do CMC follow the same time of rules? I did read your visting post but maybe i missed it and I am sorry if I am asking dumb questions.

Hello Niecy and welcome to our CMC sub-forum. As for the phone calls, yes he is only allowed to use the phone 1 time a day. However, if there is a cool CO at the tower then they may let him get on more, but usually not. Yes, the phone sign ups are everyday including the weekends. As for the terminations of visits, CMC usually doesn't have that problem. However, terminations do occur when the weather is bad. CMC follows the Title 15 which states that if you travel more than 250 miles and have not visited within the last 30 days then you will not be terminated for both Saturday and Sunday. However, if you visited last weekend and then you visit again this coming weekend and they need to terminate some visits, then you can get terminated. Even though you drove more than 250 miles, since you have visited less than 30 days then you are not excluded from being terminated. You are only excluded if you haven't visited in the past 30 days and drive more than 250 miles. It's not a dumb question girl so don't ever say that. We all were new to an institution at one point or another and we all had questions. So I don't mind answering them at all. Again, welcome to CMC. :grouphug:

:wave: Welcome to our CMC forum Mrs. Juarez, KensLady90042, vstears, girlinluv glad to have you all.:thumbsup:

Thank You for your response, I wasn't sure if I was doing this right. I am glad to hear from you. I am very happy too, I got to see him Saturday, the wait is long but he is worth every second of it. KIT.

Thank you so much for answering my questions. I did hear from husband on Saturday so I guess i have to wait for next month.

Hi all,
i'm a corresponding minster from the UK and have been asked to write to a lad in CMC East. Luckily i found this site by accident and am hoping it will give me more of an insight into life in US prisons.

Blessed Be
xx

:wave: Welcome to our CMC forum severina!

I would like to say hello. I am new to CMC. My fiance is there. We have known each other for 3 1/2 years but we have only been together for 4 months. I have only been there to see him once and that was this past weekend (9/22). And it went better than I thought it would thanks in-part to alot of the posts and threads that I read here. So, on behave of both of us, I would like to say thank you for all of the advice and tips before I got there, it really helped a lot.

I will be coming back to read and ask as many questions as you all will answer. Thank you all so much!

Welcome ebonyroots. I'm so glad you've got a lot of your questions answered and that the information on here has helped. We're here for ya girl so just post away! :grouphug:

:wave: Welcome to our CMC forum ebonyroot!

Thank you Ladies for your warm welcomes!!

I'd like to introduce myself..My name is Nikki and my cousin is transfering to CMC today. I'm not new to the system as he has been down 12 years and is coming from CSATF. My husband is also incarcerated at CSATF. I know I will be having lots of questions as I haven't been to this prison before. I have read the prison guide and that was very helpful. Thank you for the very useful information.

I'd like to introduce myself..My name is Nikki and my cousin is transfering to CMC today. I'm not new to the system as he has been down 12 years and is coming from CSATF. My husband is also incarcerated at CSATF. I know I will be having lots of questions as I haven't been to this prison before. I have read the prison guide and that was very helpful. Thank you for the very useful information.

Hey Nikki, welcome to our CMC sub-forum. Do you happen to know what level your cousin is? If he's Level 1 or 2 then he'll be on the West facility which is dorm living. If he's a level 3 he'll be on the East facility, which is cell living. That's where my honey is. :love: If you have question please feel free to ask. Everyone here is very helpful. :grouphug:

:wave: Welcome to our CMC forum NIKKI! :)

Hey Nikki, welcome to our CMC sub-forum. Do you happen to know what level your cousin is? If he's Level 1 or 2 then he'll be on the West facility which is dorm living. If he's a level 3 he'll be on the East facility, which is cell living. That's where my honey is. :love: If you have question please feel free to ask. Everyone here is very helpful. :grouphug:

He is a level 3. I'm a bit worried right now as he was suppose to leave CSATF yesterday and something happened with the whites and now they are slammed tighter then a clock. I don't know if he left or not now. Do you think I could call records at CMC and see if he made it?
Thank you for the welcome by the way. I'm looking forward to meeting you all. I will be visiting my cousin when my husband is on LD at his location.

He is a level 3. I'm a bit worried right now as he was suppose to leave CSATF yesterday and something happened with the whites and now they are slammed tighter then a clock. I don't know if he left or not now. Do you think I could call records at CMC and see if he made it?
Thank you for the welcome by the way. I'm looking forward to meeting you all. I will be visiting my cousin when my husband is on LD at his location.

Yes, you can definitely call records and they'll let you know if he's made it to CMC. All you need to provide is his name and cdc#. The number for East Inmate Records is (805) 547-7900 when you hear the recording come on press x7898. I hope everything is ok.

Yes, you can definitely call records and they'll let you know if he's made it to CMC. All you need to provide is his name and cdc#. The number for East Inmate Records is (805) 547-7900 when you hear the recording come on press x7898. I hope everything is ok.

Thank you very much.:)

hey everyone i am new on here so i thought i would say hello to everyone and you that my fiance is at cmc he will be comeing home march 10th of 08 but he will not be here for our son when he is born!

hey everyone i am new on here so i thought i would say hello to everyone and you that my fiance is at cmc he will be comeing home march 10th of 08 but he will not be here for our son when he is born!

Hello :wave: and welcome to our group. Congrats on the baby!

Congratulations and welcome to our forum!

Hi My name is Melanie (MEL), my boyfriend has been at CMC since 2005, He started on the West Yard and is now at the EAST Yard, his release date is April 26,2008, I became a everyday drinker while he ahs been away and have taken off my watch, I have been fighting with breast cancer since december of 2000, this past entire year 2007, I just finished another fight and am considered an advanced stage 4 survivor,,, I have been in love with this guy for over 20 years, I came to terms with the fact that my "in Love" with his will always remain,,,I just finally learned to accept it,,Prison Talk has been a wonderful place for me during my hard times these past few years, stay confident ladies, I heard from my boyfriend after 15 months, I no longer drink, I am doing well with the cancer, and I put my watch back on,,,,,Merry Christmas and keep your faith, Miracles do happen,,,,,,,,,Merry Christmas to all of you,,,Mel

Hi, I hope I am doing this right??? My name is Sherry. My husband has been in since 1999 and comes home in 2010. Yee-ha...only 2 more Christmases to go!! He is being transferred to CMC West TODAY :o( from Jamestown. This stinks because we live almost 5 hours from SLO. I finally got my wish to tour California..never thought it would be like this though! I am anxious about the unknown but then again, after this long in the system it will be more of the same lol. I have a great sense of humor and have lots of experience fighting "the system." I find strength in my husband and the women who share my experience. I look forward to meeting new friends :o).

Hello Ladies! My man is at CMC West Side on parole violation, he will be released Feb 5th.

I live 2 hours away from CMC. But, unfournately I am without transportation. If any of you ladies have any ideas of how I can get to San Luis from Lompoc for visitation please let me know. It will be much appreciated!

hello everone my man is at cmc west and i would like some more info about CMC...

hello everone my man is at cmc west and i would like some more info about CMC...

Hello and welcome to our CMC sub forum. You will find a lot of information regarding CMC in our CMC Guide that is located near the top of this forum.:thumbsup:

Welcome naira to our CMC Forum!!

Hello to all, My man has just arrived to CMC I have his PO box but am unsure of his location Can some one help out? PO box 8101 Thank You!

Hello to all, My man has just arrived to CMC I have his PO box but am unsure of his location Can some one help out? PO box 8101 Thank You!

Hi Bonnie :wave: and welcome to our CMC sub-forum. If his PO Box is 8101 then that means he's on the East facility....which is a Level III. :thumbsup: If you have any questions please feel free to ask. All the women here are very helpful so jump right in! :grouphug:

Welcome Bonnie to our CMC Forum!! :)

:cool: Well, one of my brothers was at CMC for quite afew years first on east yard then moved to west, befroe he was moved to Avenal. One of my lifelong friends is still on west yard. it was a blessing for ourfamily to have him so close to hime, but since he has moved they have only been able to visit him once. As I am on parole I am unable to visit him at all, but he used to get regular visits while at CMC so I am really sad for him. Anyway, I am grateful for the time he was there.

My husband hasnt arrived yet to CMC, but is awaiting his bus ride up there from Chino CA at any time now....By the Grace of God he has about 8 months to go, his release day is in November. I wont be visiting him any time soon, cuz we are expecting our son to arrive in May:D Maybe some time after that I will visit with the baby, and hopefully a FV by then.

If he arrives there in March, about how long would it take before the FV paperwork would be processed and completed? That would be nice if it was done in time after I have the baby...and then a couple of weeks there after of course...plus im getting a c-section so I would need the time to heal before making that drive....

Anywho, not glad to be here under these circumstances but glad to mee all you ladies serving time with your loved one(s)....

Thanks in advance for any insight.

Blessings!

Hello and welcome to our CMC sub forum. You will find a lot of information regarding CMC in our CMC Guide that is located near the top of this forum.:thumbsup:

Now its been like 2 months since i am in this forum but still thanks for welcoming me...

Hello, I would like to talk to other people that have loved ones at CMC.
Im new to all of this . so it would be nioce to be able to talk to someone that kinda has an Idea about how things work...
thanks so much

Hi, I haven't posted in a while, my husband is at CMC transferred there about a month ago. I was really glad to see that there is this sub-forum available. It is really great to have someone to talk to through all of t his.

God bless you all.

Hello Ladies, My Husband also just transferred about a month ago and my first visit was yesterday and every one was so nice and helpful that you so much and cant wait to visit again. He still has 5 years to go and counting but I am glad that we will be staying at CMC West until he is released. Thank you again for the help and see yu all soon.

Hello all! My name is Rachel and my husband just transferred to CMC East about 6 months ago. He has been incarcerated since our son was 2 months old...and that was in March 1992 (our son is now 15!). I live in the State of Montana and am a Soldier in the US Army. I have not seen my husband in 3 years and will be visiting this-coming weekend. We got married at Calipatria in 2003. I have visited him at lot of prisons, but this will be my first to CMC. You all seem very nice and helpful and I'm looking forward to my visit. I'll be traveling A LOT of miles and spending A LOT of money to get there!! I'm praying for a good #!!! ;)

This is a wonderful website!! Whoever invented this is AMAZING!!!

Hello to all our new members and welcome to our CMC forum.You will find a lot of information regarding CMC in our CMC Guide that is located near the top of this forum.:thumbsup::grouphug:

Just wanted to introduce myself - My Baby received his transfer papers, :D shortly he will be joining your loved ones. I'm very very excited about this transfer. He's leaving Pleasant Valley - TOTALLY BITES!!!!!! :blah: He's been on lockdown for more then 2 months. Can hardly wait to see, hold him and feel his warms around me!!!!! :drool:

Just wanted to introduce myself - My Baby received his transfer papers, :D shortly he will be joining your loved ones. I'm very very excited about this transfer. He's leaving Pleasant Valley - TOTALLY BITES!!!!!! :blah: He's been on lockdown for more then 2 months. Can hardly wait to see, hold him and feel his warms around me!!!!! :drool:



Hello and welcome to our CMC sub-forum. You will find tons of support here and many answers to any and all questions you may have. The good thing about CMC is that lockdowns are very rare and hardly ever affect visiting! :thumbsup:

Hello and welcome to our CMC sub-forum:thumbsup::):grouphug:

Hi ladies,my names juls,and I'm new to pto. I will briefly tell you my story of how I ended up here.You see, Ive been in search of my father since about the age of 10.My father doesn't or should I say,didn't know I existed until about 10 days ago.I wrote a letter hoping for a response from the person Iwas in search of. Two weeks later ,I recieved a letter confirming the info.I have so many emotions going on right now.One minute I'm up, the next down.I'm so happy to have found my father though,I can't even get through his letter without crying.I've sent a second letter, so the rest is yet to come.I,m sure I'll have tons of questions in regards to visitation,phone calls(I need a land line)etc.Any input or info would be great.This is a life altering situation for me,but with some strong support, I'll make it through.

Hello Jule' and welcome to our CMC sub-forum:thumbsup::grouphug:

hey Jules - WELCOME I'm so excited for you, to find your dad. That's an awful long time not knowing who your POPS is. Could you imagine how he feels???? All will go well, time is what heals all wounds. Your on your way to a world of knowing knowing your POPS!!!!! THAT'S AWESOME.....

Hello all....my name is Melissa! My husband just transferred from NKSP reception. My visiting appl. never was received even after 55 days from when I first sent it! So I am hoping to have some better luck now that he mainlined!! I want to see him sooo bad... I do have a extra visitng form and want to send it right away...does anyone know the PO Box foir the west facility? Thanks and I look forward to getting to know you all!!

Hello all....my name is Melissa! My husband just transferred from NKSP reception. My visiting appl. never was received even after 55 days from when I first sent it! So I am hoping to have some better luck now that he mainlined!! I want to see him sooo bad... I do have a extra visitng form and want to send it right away...does anyone know the PO Box foir the west facility? Thanks and I look forward to getting to know you all!!


Hey Melissa, and welcome to our CMC sub-forum. it usually doesn't take too long at CMC to get approved so your wait shouldn't be that long. The extra Visiting Form you have is signed by your husband right???? It must be signed by him or else it will not get processed. You will want to address your envelope with your CDC 106 Visiting Application like this:

ATTN: Visiting Lt.
CMC West Facility
P.O. Box 8101
San Luis Obispo, CA 93409

Hey Melissa, and welcome to our CMC sub-forum. it usually doesn't take too long at CMC to get approved so your wait shouldn't be that long. The extra Visiting Form you have is signed by your husband right???? It must be signed by him or else it will not get processed. You will want to address your envelope with your CDC 106 Visiting Application like this:

ATTN: Visiting Lt.
CMC West Facility
P.O. Box 8101
San Luis Obispo, CA 93409


Thanks.... yeah he sent me like 10 apps signed when he was at NKSP because they never received any of my 2 there. SO just in case if I wasn't approved there I had extras to send one once he mailined.

Hello, everyone. My name is Tasha and my fiance came to CMC East in January 2008 after being in 9 other institutions throughout the state. My man was my first love and after being seperated for many years, we reunited in 2006. As far as the CDCR is concerned, I have never seen such a waste of money and bureaucracy in my life. However, I am very happy at CMC East, they have their issues as well, but by far the institution is tolerable compared to others. Certainly the women that I have met during visiting make it enjoyable. Happily, we are on the down slope of his sentence, (about a year and a half remaining), now if we can just make it through out-of-state transfer we should be okay. We are also waiting to get married, so if anyone has any advice or suggestions on expediting the situation, please share!! We already submitted the application and documents so its a waiting game. Anyway, I appreciate everyone on these forums so much because without us sharing information amongst ourselves, we would be left to the wolves literally. Can you imagine having to rely on the staff of CDCR for all info?

Welcome chico :hifive: to CMC forum - YES I think WE can ALL totally agree with you about the money and bureaucracy issues :hmm: As I was reading about your 2006 reuniting it brings back memories of my Fiance and I. After 30 years (back when we were literally teenagers) to now (in our fifties) how our paths have crossed and now we're also in the process of our marriage packet as well. This year and a half is going to go by soooo fast, before you know the BIG day will be here. My congrads and prayers are with you and your honey.