Hi this is my first time on here. im getting ready to go to CRC in about a month. any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
this is my first time ever to prison.

The visiting there sucks. First of all you need to find out what days you can visit. They go by CDC# there and they only have visiting a couple of times per month, based on what # they are. Ask whoever it is you are visiting. He should know. It gets so packed there that they split the visiting up into 2 time slots depending on what time you arrive and what # you are on your visiting pass. 8-12pm & 12-3pm. I'm telling you right now that if you want to get in early you have to line up @ around Midnite. There is a line that starts down the street from the prison, I'm sorry I don't know the name of the street. Anyway, clothing must be conservative, no hoods, no blue, camoflauge, white or underwire bras oh and absolutely no sleeveless tops. Shoes must have a strap, no slip ons of any kiind. And you can take money quaters & one dollar bills only. Up to 10 pictures. I think that's it. You know if you can get ahold of a live person at the prison they could probably tell you the name of the street you can park on. Good Luck. Let me know if I can be of any more help...

Hello & Welcome To PTO!

My son just arrived at CRC today and called me this evening. Any other info. would be appreciated--how long you have to wait, how far you have to walk from parking, etc. It does not sound like it is an easy visit. I had been so happy that that will be his new "home" because it is one of the closest prisons to my location.

Also, I hope they really do offer a good SAP. Does anyone know?

I was up the hill at NORCO - the womens's facility for 2 years. I always said that many times in my life I had often heard something referred to as a "rat hole" but had no idea what it really meant until I got off the bus at CRC! I had it pretty easy compared to most. I was on a clean dorm and worked in the canteen, one of the better jobs. But it was still a filthy place....and DO NOT DRINK THE WATER!! I make it a point never to drink from water I can't see through! At CRC you cannot see through the water. It is rusty in color and has things floating through it. Fortunately you can buy bottled water on canteen.

C GRAMS - one good things about CRC is that they have good SAP programs. My brother was in one and it is the first one that actually got through to him. I was not in for substance abuse, but he actually had pretty good things to say about it.

Wow, Pati--That sounds good. I heard, but do not know if it is true, that they have to have at least 6 months more to serve to be able to be a part of the SAP programs. He only has about 3 1/2 months left.
Do you know if that is the case?

It sounds so good that your brother made good use of the pgm.