Welcome to the Mule Creek Handbook. Here you will find information specifically for Mule Creek State Prison in Ione,California.

You will find separate categories to assist you with contact information,visiting information,driving directions,lodging and eating places,as well as other Ione,CA.information.




Mission Statement & Values (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757015&postcount=3)

Contact Info (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1756969&postcount=2)

Visiting Info (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757022&postcount=4)

Mail Info (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757215&postcount=10)

Quarterly Packages (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757045&postcount=6)

Directions (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757026&postcount=5)

Lodging (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757072&postcount=7)

Restuarants (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757204&postcount=8)

Other Ione,CA. & Vicinity Information (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1757214&postcount=9)

Link to Title 15 (http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Regulations/Adult_Operations/docs/Title15-2007.pdf)

Contact Info:

Mike Martel, Warden
4001 Highway 104
Ione, CA 95640

P.O. Box 409099
Ione, CA 95640
(209) 274-4911

New Beginnings Visitor Center
Mule Creek State Prison
P.O. Box 667
Ione, CA 95640
(209) 274-4749

Visitor Processing Unit
(209) 274-4911 x 5410

Public Information Officer
(209) 274-4911 x 5080

Ombudsman
Sara Malone
Sara.Malone@cdcr.ca.gov (http://us.mc347.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Sara.Malone@cdcr.ca.gov)
(916) 327-8467
(916) 324-8263 FAX

Mule Creek State Prison - Vision, Values and Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Mule Creek State Prison staff embodies a community of professionals who provide a safe, secure and disciplined environment for criminal offenders within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in accordance with State and Federal law. We are dedicated to communicating effectively and working together to:

Ensure public safety

Hold inmates accountable for their behavior

Effect positive change and provide programming opportunities that will prepare inmates to successfully re-enter society

Provide inmates with quality health care and services

Practice efficient and cost-effective use of resources

We are committed to courageous leadership that creates a transparent workplace, thereby promoting a positive public perception.

Vision

As Mule Creek State Prison progresses into the future, we envision by the year 2010 a dynamic work environment promoting integrity, responsibility, dignity and respect from staff and inmates. We aspire to set the highest standard of professionalism by employing the best-trained and educated staff by which all correctional operations are measured. Our collaborative efforts will foster the highest quality services in a fiscally responsible manner. Partnering with the community will increase programming and enhance rehabilitation, resulting in reduced recidivism and victimization. Society will be safer as a result of our positive impact on lives and vigilance in maintaining our vision and values.

Values

At the foundation of our operations are the values of integrity, accountability, justice, collaboration, employee well-being and citizenship. Our success in accomplishing our mission is based upon all staff embracing and modeling these high standards. With creativity and positive energy we must, on a daily basis, do the right thing for the right reason.

Inmate Programs

PIA: Coffee roasting, laundry, meat processing, textiles, silk screening, support, digital mapping.

Vocational: Air conditioning and refrigeration, auto mechanics, building maintenance, computer technology, try cleaning, electrical maintenance, electronics, graphic arts, landscaping and gardening, meat cutting, mechanical drawing, mill and cabinet, pre-vocational training, small engine repair, welding.

Academic: Adult Basic Education, High School/GED, Pre-Release, English as a Second Language, Literacy Program.

Other: Community Service Crews, Youth Diversion, Religious, Arts in Corrections, Victim Awareness, Computers for Schools, Relapse Prevention Program.

Visiting Information:
Friday Visiting Hours: 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(no processing from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. due to institutional count)

Saturday Visiting Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday Visiting Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(no processing from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. due to institutional count)

For updated information concerning MCSP visitor hours or closures, please contact the Visitor Processing Unit at (209) 274-4911, ext. 5410.

Appointment Required: For non-contact visits only

Must Line up to Obtain a Number: You line up at the door to visitor processing (a two minute walk from the parking lot) between 8:15-8:30. At 8:30 they open the door and you take a numbered visitor form and wait until it's your turn. From what I understand you can't drive onto the prison grounds before 8:00, but there's areas to park (if you're early) right along the Hwy in front of the prison. But... I've never seen a huge crowd or anything, nor have I ever seen cars lined up out front. It just isn't an issue at MC.

Length of Visit Allowed: Holidays can be crowded but MC tries very hard to accommodate people and will offer them the chance to sit in chairs along the wall if need be. And I seriously doubt there will never be a termination of visits on a Friday because hardly anyone ever visits that day (not every inmate is allowed Friday visiting privileges and some of the ones who are have a job so they can't get out that day). Every Friday I've ever been there (which is my usual day to go) the visiting rooms are at less than half capacity.

If it is your first visit or you have traveled more than 250 miles and you have not been there in 30 days you will not get terminated. Per Title 15 Section 3176 (9)(A) see below.

Special Notes:
I have found Mule Creek to be very efficient in visitor processing. You do not usually wait very long to get in.

They have vending machines and the vendors come in at least once to restock them. It's a bit pricey but some of the food isn't "too" bad. There's usually salad, oranges and even avocados when in season (salads are $4.50, oranges are $1.00, and avocados are $3.00). Not a bad place to visit. Kids have a few games they can choose from, color crayons and coloring books and there's a choice of videos they can watch. There's no playground or toys though. Also, they have a few playpens for the babies and toddlers.

Allowable Money for Visits:
Adults are allowed $50 and children $20 in single dollars or quarters.

3176. Denial, Restriction, Suspension, Termination or Revocation of Visits and Exclusion of a Person.
(9) The maximum capacity of the visiting area has been reached and to allow others to visit it is necessary to terminate the visits of those persons who have been visiting for the longest period of time. Exceptions shall include, but are not limited to the following:
(A) Excessive Distance: The visitor has traveled a distance of 250 miles or more, and has not visited within the last 30 days. This exception applies to two consecutive days of visiting.
(B) Weddings: When an inmate and the visitor’s marriage ceremony occurred on that day.
(C) Disabled: A disabled visitor who must rely on special transportation to the institution/facility.
(D) Family Emergencies: When death, serious illness or injury occurs to an inmate’s immediate family. Clergy or approved visitors may visit the inmate to offer condolences or inform the inmate of the occurrence.
(E) Infrequent Visits: When the visitor has not visited the inmate in the last six months.[/quote]

Special Note:
Dress Code
No blue of ANY shade (not even turquoise), no denim (unless other than blue and be sure if you wear black denim it's very black and not faded), no gray (inmates wear gray sweats), no camouflage, I think no white shirts (not sure about white pants), not sure about green (I've worn it without a problem but the sign posted on the visiting grounds says no), no underwire bra, no spaghetti straps or low-cut tops (not sure about sleeveless, but probably not), no see-through anything, no skirt or dress above the knees, nothing too "tight" or "suggestive". Safest bet for first time visit is black, black and more black.

***Thank you to "She Who Doesn't Want to be Named*** ;)

Directions:


From Sacramento:

Take Hwy 16 (Jackson Road) to Ione-Michigan Bar Road

Proceed south to Hwy 104

Take Hwy 104 east to Ione



From Stockton:
Take Hwy 88 east to Hwy 124

Drive north on Hwy 124 to Ione



From San Francisco:

Take Hwy 80 to Hwy 50 (Placerville/Lake Tahoe)

Take Hwy 50 to Hwy 16 (Jackson Road)

Take Hwy 16 (Jackson Road) to Ione-Michigan Bar Road

Proceed south to Hwy 104

Take Hwy 104 east to Ione



Ione,Ca. is located on State Routes 104 and 124, 30 miles Southeast of Sacramento, 30 miles Northeast of Stockton.

Driving Times (approximate):

15 minutes to Jackson or Sutter Creek
25 minutes to Plymouth and the Shenandoah Valley wineries of Amador County
30 minutes to Stockton
30 minutes to Volcano and Daffodil Hill
35 minutes to Sacramento
2 hours from the Bay Area (dependent on time of day)
2 hours from South Lake Tahoe


Transportation in & around Ione:


Delta Sierra Cab Company
(209) 223-4333
3170 Village Dr
Ione, CA 95640


Amador Pioneer Cab Company
(209) 223-3335
105 Main St
Jackson, CA 95642

Quarterly Packages

January 1st through March 31st
April 1st through June 31st
July 1st through September 31st
October 1st though December 31st

You MUST order through approved vendors,they must be postmarked during each quarter no later than the 31st to get credit for that quarter.


APPROVED INMATE PACKAGE VENDORS
Calendar Year 2008
(Revised 2/5/08)



Access Securepak
P. O. Box 50028
Sparks, NV 89435-0028
(800) 546-6283
www.californiaqp.com (http://www.californiaqp.com/)

Ezee Paks Catalog
P.O. Box 1541
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Toll Free: (888) 909-3933
Local: (831) 469-7257
Fax: (831) 469-7250
www.ezeepaks.com (http://www.ezeepaks.com/)

Impackt
4909 Stockdale Hwy, Suite 253
Bakersfield, CA 93309
(866) 736-3487

Jack L. Marcus
5300 West Fond du Lac
Milwaukee, WI 53216-1348
(800) 236-2611
www.JLMarcusCatalog.com (http://www.jlmarcuscatalog.com/)

Jenny Quarterly Package Service
P.O. Box 3323
Sparks, Nevada 89432-3323
Ph: (877) 358-8696
www.jennypackage.com (http://www.jennypackage.com/)

Mikes Better Shoes
1252 Berlin-Haddonfield Road
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(800) 431-1911
www.mikesbettershoes.com (http://www.mikesbettershoes.com/)

MGM Packages
P.O. Box 304
Chico, CA 95327
(530) 566-9878
www.mgmpackages.com (http://www.mgmpackages.com/)

Music by Mail
129 31st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(718) 369-6982

Packages R Us
2648 East Workman Ave. #424
West Covina, CA 91791
Ph: (866) 303-7787
www.packagesrus.com (http://www.packagesrus.com/)

Security Packaging
PO. Box 1420
Paradise, CA 95967
Ph: (800) 891-1351

Union Supply Direct
P.O. Box 7006
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220-7006
Ph: (866) 404-8989
www.CaliforniaInmatePackage.com (http://www.californiainmatepackage.com/)

U.S. Care Packages/Jpay
P.O. Box 260996
Encino, CA 91426-0996
Ph: (800) 574-5729
www.jpay.com (http://www.jpay.com/)

The Vitamin Outlet
Fitness Systems Mfg. Corp.
P.O. Box 2073
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
(800) 822-9995

Walkenhorst’s
1774 Industrial Way
Napa CA 94558
(800) 660-9255
https://walkenhorsts.com (https://walkenhorsts.com/)

Yellow Ribbon Online
580 N. Beach Street
Fort Worth, TX 76111
Ph: (866) 959-7426
www.yellowribbononline.com (http://www.yellowribbononline.com/)


More Quarterly Package Information (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1125571&postcount=35)

Lodging in and around Ione,CA.

Ione Hotel
(209) 274-6082
25 W Main St
Ione, CA 95640
http://www.ionehotel.com/

Heirloom Inn
(209) 274-4468
214 Shakeley Ln
Ione, CA 95640
http://www.theheirloominn.com/

Lake Amador Resort
(209) 274-4739
7500 Lake Amador Dr
Ione, CA 95640

Sutter Creek Inn
(209) 267-5606
75 Main St
Sutter Creek, CA 95685
http://suttercreekinn.com/

Mine House Inn Bed & Brkfst
(209) 267-5900
14125 Old Amador Rd
Sutter Creek, CA 95685

Days Inn Sutter Creek
(209) 267-9177
271 Hanford St
Sutter Creek, CA 95685
http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/home

National Hotel
(209) 223-0500
2 Water St
Jackson, CA 95642

Best Western Amador Inn
(209) 223-0211
200 S State Highway 49
Jackson, CA 95642
http://www.bestwestern.com/

Restaurants in and around Ione,CA.

Loreta Pizza & Restaurant
(209) 274-4080
10 E Main St
Ione, CA 95640

Don Luis Mexican Restaurant
(209) 274-0832
21 W Main St
Ione, CA 95640

Hunan Restaurant
(209) 274-2646
335 Preston Ave
Ione, CA 95640

Denver Cafe
(209) 274-4161
18 E Main St
Ione, CA 95640

Rides & Rods Cafe
(209) 274-0330
10 E Main St
Ione, CA 95640

Gold Rush Coffee Co & Cafe
(209) 274-0799
338 Preston Ave
Ione, CA 95640

Ione Cafe
(209) 274-6820
15 Preston Ave # A
Ione, CA 95640

LA Bella Restaurant
(209) 763-2855
4216 Camanche Pkwy N
Ione, CA 95640

Subway Sandwiches & Salads
(209) 223-4141
11960 State Highway 88
Jackson, CA 95642

Burger King
(209) 223-3134
11950 State Highway 88
Jackson, CA 95642

McDonald's
(209) 223-1577
12201 Trade Center Rd
Jackson, CA 95642

Other Ione,CA. & Vicinity Business's & Information

One Stop Supermarket
(209) 274-4747
313 Preston Ave
Ione, CA 95640

Sierra Trading Post
(209) 274-4398
39 Preston Ave
Ione, CA 95640

Albertsons
(209) 223-5945
11980 State Highway 88
Jackson, CA 95642

Raley's Supermarket & Drug Center
(209) 223-9670
781 S State Highway 49
Jackson, CA 95642

Ione Pharmacy
(209) 274-2432
307 Preston Ave
Ione, CA 95640

Sutter Amador Hospital
(209) 223-7500
200 Mission Blvd
Jackson, CA 95642

Bank of Amador
(209) 274-4731
66 W Main St
Ione, CA 95640

Walmart
(209) 223-5384
10355 Wicklow Way
Jackson, CA 95642

Kmart
(209) 223-4910
10500 Wicklow Way
Jackson, CA 95642

Wineries
There are over 20 wineries in Amador County, most of which are within 15 minutes of Ione. The Sierra Foothills region of Amador County is well known for its varietals, especially the Zinfandels.

Lakes and Rivers
Amador County is bounded on the north by the Cosumnes River, and on the south by the Mokelumne River. Here in the Ione area, there are numerous creeks and streams that invite hiking, exploring and even gold panning!

There are also some 21 major lakes in Amador County. Several of these are within a half hour drive of Ione. These include Camanche, Pardee, Amador and Tabeau. Most of these are open to boating, swimming, fishing, sailing, skin diving and water skiing.

Mail for Mule Creek State Prison

Items you can send:


Up to 150 sheets of writing paper. It can be lined or unlined and the color doesn't matter. It just has to be writing paper, not drawing paper.
40 envelopes
50 first-class stamps
No limit on number of pictures (but use common sense in subject matter)
No pens or pencils
Item printed from the Internet

Items you cannot send :

Stickers
Glitter
Glue
Writing instruments

More general mail information here (http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=922207&postcount=15)


*** Thanks denverswife,queenbeas21 & LovingYou for your info ***