Mailing to Soledad [Archive]

NIKKIWHIT70

07-27-2005, 11:28 AM

Writing an Inmate
Phone Contact
Institution Mailing Addresses
Public Information’s Officer Telephone Numbers by Institution

General Mail Guidelines

Indiviuals are free to contact any state prison inmate by mail. Incoming letters are opened and inspected for contraband and then forwarded to the inmate. To ensure prompt processing the following information should be included on the envelope:

Inmate’s full name, CDC#
Institution Name
P.O. Box Housing (preferable)
City, CA ZIP
To get an inmate’s CDC# or housing assignment, individuals should call the Public Information Officer (PIO) or the inmate locator at the institution (see below for phone numbers).
Those people who don’t know where an inmate is housed may contact the Department’s ID Warrants unit at (916) 445-6713. A date of birth will be required if the person they are inquiring about has a common name. ID Warrants will not provide inmate-housing information.

Mailing Addresses
In most cases, the inmate mail address is different from the general institution address. Listed below are the inmate mail addresses for all California state prisons. Also listed are the phone numbers for the institution’s Public Information Officer, and where appropriate, the inmate locator units.

Phone Contact
Most inmates have access to telephones and can initiate outgoing collect calls. When corresponding with an inmate, individuals may provide a telephone number where an inmate can call them collect. It is up to the inmate to initiate the call. Phone calls are limited to 15 minutes. (Reception Center Inmates Do Not Have Access to Phones)

Correctional Training Facility
Central Facility
P.O. Box 689, Soledad, CA 93960-0689

South Facility
P.O. Box 690, Soledad, CA 93960-0690

North Facility
P.O. Box 705, Soledad, CA 93960-0705

PIO: (831) 678-3951
Records office: (831) 678-3951, ext. 2139 (for housing)

You way want to check out the CA CDCR Handbook thread located in the California forum.
Good Luck,
Nikki