So you're going to visit your loved one a Wasco State Prison, here's what you need to know

Institution Name: Wasco

Institution Yard: A yard

Yard Level: 3 and 4

Appointment Required: Not for contact

Must Line up to Obtain a Number: Just the first few visitors

Parking Lot Line Up: no

Contact or Non-Contact: both at facility. i went to contact.

Visiting Days and Hours: sat and sunday 9 - 3

Length of Visit Allowed: whole time as long room allows. first one in, first one out. (contact)

* Special Notes: same a most. inmates can't handle $. $30 per visitor. vending, microwave. no shoe that resemble shower shoes. no white tops. no green or blue. visiting line moves fairly fast. didn't have to wait long for the inmate.

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Institution Name:

Institution Yard:

Yard Level:

Appointment Required:

Must Line up to Obtain a Number:

Parking Lot Line Up:

Contact or Non-Contact:

Visiting Days and Hours:

Length of Visit Allowed:

* Special Notes:

Institution Name: Wasco

Institution Yard: E

Yard Level: minimum

Appointment Required: no

Must Line up to Obtain a Number: no

Parking Lot Line Up: no

Contact or Non-Contact: Contact

Visiting Days and Hours: All Saturdays and Sundays. Also; New Years, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Labor day, and Independence day.

Length of Visit Allowed: 8:00am - 2:45pm. Process begins 8am and ends at 1:45pm. **Make sure you are there before the 10 O'clock count or you have to wait till 11 to visit.**

* Special Notes: you can take 30 bucks (quarters, and/or 1 dollar bills), you have to take the van to the yard and most of the time it's already there but sometimes it takes awhile before they take you..I've had to wait 45 minutes one time.

is there a good time to arrive to insure that you can see the person your going to visit?

At Wasco it seems to be the luck of the draw. Sometimes I wait an hour sometimes only 20 minutes. It seems I have been there so long I don't wait as long anymore. They all know me. It seems the more you come the easier they are on you. I have gotten away with wearing things that I thought for sure they would make me change. I guess when it's non contact you aren't as big of a concern.

My only advice to someone is 1: Don't come at 1:46pm they wont let you in!!!! 2: Don't argue they hold the key to you getting your visit. If thye say change 5 times do it with a smile. Just go basic colors, black, tan, red, pink and purple.