Does anyone have loved one at Corcoran State?

No, but i have a friend there. ktc

James is at Corcoran.

I DO WHAT LEVEL IS YOURS?

Yes...my boyfriend's older brother is doing life there.

My love is in Corcoran. He is in level 4. I met him in the prison system, and fell in love. Where is yours?

My son, Chad is a Level 3 but, has been in PC (protective custody since he was attacked and raped in his cell one night when he got back from work. PC is a small cell in which they can only write and receive letters and reading material sent directly from an authorized store. I use Amazon.com. All of his personal property, TV, CD Player, Guitar, food he purchased from the commissary, and food and many other items he was sent in a package he had received was put in storage. He stayed clean and worked very hard to be able to have the privilege of getting these items. After over 60 calls to the Prison and threats of sending in a private attorney and asking to speak to the Warden. he is finally getting the justice he deserves. Is being treated very well and should be moving to a Prison closer to where I live any day now. He will be sent to a softer section of Salinas Prison, known as the SNY (Sensitive Needs Yard). He is still pretty much traumatized and will receive Counseling. I can finally take a break. I think just about every department at Corcoran knows me :~). He was allowed to call me Monday and he sounded pretty good. So, if you have any questions about Corcoran State, I may be able to answer them.
Donna K

My husband is in Corcoran but is in ADSEG/level 3 he has been there in ADSEG for 6 1/2months. He has been in Corcoran for about a year and a half but was there before for a year then he got sent to Susanville. .I've been trying to find out who I can talk to about his case. He was sentenced to a 15month SHU term for something he didn't do, so if you know anyone I can contact. It would help.Thanks

If he has been found guilty and sentenced to do this time, there is not much they can do for him on the inside. He would have to file an appeal for a new trial. Call the Prison at 559-992-8800 and push 0 when the guy asks for ext. #'s and tell the person who answers what you want to know. She will direct you to that person. write down the Dept., the name and ask for the ext.# of anyone you talk to. If you are told by anyone they can't help you, ask to be referred to someone who can. Be pleasantly insistent for an answer. I hope this helps and you will get some answers. My thoughts are with you.
Donna K

Does anyone have a list of things that I could send in a package to someone in Corcoran? I wanted to send him a leather journal, but it has a leather tie-strap on it, and I am not sure if they will allow it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Sheri

Things change so often at Corcoran, it's always best to call before you send anything you might not be sure of. Call the Mail room at 559-992-8800 ext. 7759. There are a lot of rules. They have to stay alert, watching for that "file in a cake", you know :>)..
Donna K

I THINK YOU CAN'T SEND ANYMORE PACKAGES, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN APPROVED VENDOR LIKE WALKENHORST OR PACKAGES R US.COM

YEAH..NO MORE PACKAGES ARE ALLOWED... ONLY IF YOU ORDER THROUGH THE VENDORS... I ORDER FROM PACKAGES R US....

I know the quarterly packages have been stopped. There is talk of them being ok again, though but no one knows when. This has happened before. I do know books 2 at a time can be sent. Yet, today I was told by an officer they can have only one in their cell at a time? My son, Chad just wrote thanking me for the two books he had just received? They were shipped from Amazon.com on 9/11. Like I say, you just can't ever be sure. Everytime I go to visit, I call to ask what colors Cannot be worn. I was told no blue or tan. My son wore green. Well, that was not acceptable because it also says in the Visiting Rules Pamplet, any color the people working there wear is also a no no. And, the color of green was just too close to the guards uniforms. They do have a wardrobe building where you can go to pick out something that is acceptable. To be on the safe side, I would never wear solid colors. Again, always call first unless your one of the lucky ones who get to visit often enough to know what to know all the rules.
Donna K

If your loved ones have any serious problems with abuse or injustice of any kind, you can e-mail Mr. Ken Hudle, the Ombudsman who represents the Inmates and he will investigate the issue. His e-mail is khurdle@executive.corr.ca.gov . He is very thorough and responds within a few days. Make sure you are being told the truth though, because his time is very valuable.
Donna K

Ken Hurdle..forgot the r

Hi curly
I'm a little new to al this and my dad is in corcoran and I had a bad run in with Access ca.qp I could not get in the website because it took forever to boot up and when I call them they putme on hold about 3 or 4 times so since my dad had already made out the list that he wanted I just went on head and mailed it off them the dove soap was almost to dollars and the chewing tobacco was almost $60.00 or more when I was sending in my order in Oct. now they change the price, just try to go to Access site and if you are lucky to get though just veiw the soaps and food items, it's the same stuff the prison sells for example the tone soap in the prison it's $1.00 through the vendor it's 90cent and the rice,beans,chesse,coffee I can go on and on is the same stuff. and dont get me started on Union supply it's like filling out a W2 form plus all they have is shoes and hats Im were's the food,soaps and stuff like that.

can someone please help me, I know I can't blame the prison for this mess, because he made the choice to move into thier house.

I justed used Walkenhorst 1-800660-9255 m-f 8-5 and sat 9-12

Thank you for the walkenhorst infor. but I went with curly alreay thanks anyway Mrs Hernandez, and happy late thanksgiving.

I changed my add-on message and it looks like it is getting changed to all the messages I have posted. When the message was posted in Sept., it sure aint gonna make since. I've been trying to figure out how to add the pictures. Can someone explain it to me? Thanks.
Donna K

WELL MY LOVE, FIANCE IS AT CORCORAN I DONT KNOW WHAT LEVEL HE ON BUT ONLY THAT HE MIGHT BE OUT IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE A QUESTION THOU. I SEND MY VISITATION FORM LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO. MY HOMEGURL GOT DENIED AND SHE RECEIVE A NOTICE LIKE IN 2 WEEKS. BUT I HAVENT GOT ANYTHING ANY ONE KNOWS WHY? IS IT CUZ I PROBABLY GOT APPROVE BUT LIKE MY MAN GETS HIS VISITING RIGHTS BACK ON JANUARY THEY HAVENT TOLD HIM ANYTHING OR WHATS GOING ON. ALSO COULD THEY GET THEIR TIME BACK WHEN THEY HAVE GIVEN THEM EXTRA TIME CUZ HIS DOING HIS PAPER WORK FOR HIS TIME. I'M HOPPING HE COULD SO HE WOULD BE OUT IN 3 MONTHS. SOME ONE COULD ANSWER MY QUESTION IM ME OR JUST DROP AN E MAIL PLEASE I WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT

Hi JoseLady2004,
I'm pretty sure if you were approved, it would be given to Jose and he has to send it to you. That's how I got mine. Maybe he hasn't gotten it yet.
Donna K

thanx Grammyk. does any one know anything about getting there time back that really got me thinking.

WELL MY MAN GAVE ME GOOD NEWS HE MIGHT GET OUT IN 86 DAYS. HE IS GETTING OUT EARLY.

Great news! I'm pretty sure getting their time back depends on what the sentence was in the first place. If it was time without parole, I don't think so. You can always call the prison and ask for the Public Information Office (PIO) and see if they will give you the info or refer you to someone who can.
Donna K

Thank you i will do that call do you think i could call and see whats going on with my approval

Absolutely! How long has it been since you applied? They do a very intensive search into your background and any arrests as a Minor do count here. And, the form has to be complete. My ex-husband forgot to put his drivers license on his and was not approved. He had to wait 3 months before he could re-summit it. And, then my other son left off a ticket he got for going through a stop sign and was approved so, go figure. But, you can call the prison at any time if you have questions and if one person says they don't have an answer, ask to be referred to someone who can answer it. Sometimes, I end up not getting an answer but, I've learned a lot about the system by talking to so many different people.
Go for it!
Donna K