I just spoke to my husband who hasn't called in a few days (I was a nervous wreck). He told me that the reason he was unable to call is that CCC had a riot on Sierra yard - over 200 inmates were involved and 100 or so were sent to the Lassen yard. One inmate was injured pretty badly. If you are not receiving calls from your loved ones, they may be on lockdown. From what I understood this has affected all groups (whites, blacks, hispanics, etc.) Sierra yard may be on lockdown for quite some time, so please remember to call and verify visiting status prior to making the trip.

how do you know which yard they're on........i never asked!! i got a letter a few days ago dated the 9th.........was it after that??

First of all, what level is he? Sierra yard is for level 1 & 2. The "situation" I believe occurred on Tuesday (the 13th) this week because I spoke to my husband on Monday, and he could not call Tuesday or Wednesday. His yard is off lockdown, but I believe Sierra is still on. You may be able to tell where he is by his address: if he is located on Lassen his address will be "L-xxx" if he is on Arnold unit it will be "AU-xxxx," etc, I am not sure what Sierra yard is for sure. Anyway, that is all I know.

his address is dorm*** and something " low " hmmmmmmmmm...i will ask, but if you know, please let me know...haha!

I just talked to Marvin this evening and he told me that there was a fight in the 2 yard - between the Hispanics and Blacks. He is in Lassen yard and Blacks are on lockdown.

OK, don't quote me on this, but I believe that if his zip code address ends in -2400, he will be on lockdown. -2200 is Lassen yard; -2500 is Cascade and Arnold Unit; -2400 is the main yard for I think level 1 and 2 which is where I understood the riot took place. Although,since it was just the weekend, perhaps someone who visited (or who couldn't visit due to lockdown) could verify the whole thing. I heard that the inmate that was injured in the riot died.

Lynn, you wouldn't happen to know any more information about the Inmate that died, would you? I new something bad had happen becuase I have been calling since tuesday to check the lock down status. But after I read your thread I have now just become so worried. I hope that my husband is okay, but not knowing anything is driving me crazy. Do you know who the roit was between? Please any information is better then nothing.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..... my husbands number is 2400.......shit!!!!i'm REALLY freaking out now! someone died ? they do notify you if it's a relative don't they ? i'm sitting here crying so if someone could please at least let me know .... i mean, they would tell you if your husband was hurt , right? was it strictly between blacks and hispanics or were there white men involved as well...( that sounds cold...i'm sorry ) i'm just a little freaked out and even the smallest bit of info would help.

My husband is on Sierra Yard and I called his counselor to find out if he was okay. They said he was fine and that he was on lock down, not "locked up," so I guess that means he wasn't involved. He said he would have to eat with the other guys for now and could still receive mail. I felt better after talking to him. Maybe you can call the prison and ask to be transfered to your husband's counselor? At first asked who I was in relation to my husband and when I said I was his wife and he varified my name on the approved list or whatever, he told me what he could. My husband is classified as "white," but they are all locked down on Sierra and the black guys are locked down on Lassen. I don't know how long to expect him to be locked down, though. I've never been through this before. Does anyone know? The counselor said it could be two weeks to a month, but that it was up to the inmates because they needed to cool down and the tension had to ease up before they would let them out. Hope this helps some.

Kercheck's girl, Was the counselor nice to you or did he seem annoyed that you were calling? Did he say if it was just between the blacks and hispanics? I want to call, but I have already talk to counselor twice, once about marriage and the other about archives so I don't want to push my luck with him. I don't know if I should call again. Well like everyone else I am freaking out too, so any info will help.

i just tried calling my husbands counselor and was told to call back...the man who answered the phone seemed nice enough...but who knows. i'll try again in a bit. my husband said his counselor was a doofus...like i said, who knows. i just hope he gives me good news.

well, i just got off the phone with my husbands counselor and his exact words were." eehhh..he's still out on yard , he's fine " i said thank you, and have a nice day. so.YIPPEEEEEEEEEE.... the counselor seemed nice enough, no attitude at all.

Hey, Day. :-)

I'm glad to hear you found out your sweety is fine. Yeah, the counselor has always been nice enough to me and has answered all my questions once he varified who I was. My husband doesn't like him, but I told my husband in a letter that if it's not against some unwritten rule, maybe he could thank the guy for being nice to me and helping me out. I don't know if that will help my husband or not, but I wanted my husband to know the counselor is not being mean to the people he (my husband) loves. That will mean a lot to him.

I was worried about you and others who are worried about their loved ones there, so I'm glad to read you found out your man is fine. I hope they lift the lock down soon because I can just imagine the tension that could build up if men are kept together with no chance of leaving another's presence for a break. I'm sure my man is not the only one that has had some trouble "playing nice with others" on the outside but is trying to do his very best in there so he can come home.

Anyway, glad your guy is fine. :-)

it is nice to get good news once in a while. funny how the men never really like thier counselors...i mean, i'm sure there are some pretty jaded ones who feel it necessary to be rude to people over the phone...but there are some pretty nice ones as well.
my husband doesn't like his counselor either...i assume they probably treat the inmates much differently than they treat us. they probably just see the crime and not the man...sad. but thank you so much for your replies, they truly helped.

Like your man, my fiance doesn't like his counselor too. I don't know why though. I haven't talked to his counselor. Can you guys tell me what are the things I can talk to him about Marvin?

I've called my man's counselor about ways to get our son to in to see him, as the prison is saying that some past charges with his ex-wife involved endangering a child so he can't see our 11.5 year old boy until the police reports are received. Well, we all know what police reports look like. Not good, I'm sure, and full of things that are not true from all sides. Anyway, I wanted to get some paper work to the counselor about the charges being dropped and what the court really said, so the counselor told me that I could have the court send them to him (which it turned out not to be that way, but not the counselor's fault--the prison or my husband has to request the documents). I've talked to him about that and things like that a couple of times, and then about my husband's safety when there was the lockdown (when will it be lifted?). But, not trusting the system anymore, I called visiting to be sure my man was okay, too. I only believed them when I heard it from both people. :-) Man, I wish I would get a letter from my guy that he's written since this lockdown happened. The counselor said that he could still get mail, but I wonder if he can send mail? Who knows. Anything to slow down the process of everything, right?

God bless our guys and keep them safe, please.

yes they can send mail during a lockdown...sodon't worry, i'm sure one is on the way

Okay, I know I posted a reply to this about what I've called his counselor about, but it's not here. I don't know if the moderators thought it was not for public information and deleted it or made it private or sent it to you via email, or if my computer is just not showing it, but if you would like more information about what I contacted my husband's counselor about, PM me and I'll tell you. I don't know what happened. Maybe it's just a glitch?

Oops, my bad. It's here. Sorry moderators. I'd delete my post, but I can't find an edit or delete button and every time I try to delete a PM I get an error. Oh well, here I am for all to see in my glory being less than bright at the moment. Take me or leave me, right? :-)

My husband too is in CCC. He is on level 1 or 2 (probably 1). The address ends in -2400 too. Here's the deal, I call his counselor today and after some runaround he says he does not know the status of my husband. I tried several times later, and I never could reach the counselor again. My husband usually calls me twice a week and he hasnt called me since the 10th of Jan. I have received a letter that he wrote on the 12th so that gives me some hope I guess. Anyone have any advice? I'm going crazy over here!!

J's Wife

J's Wife,

If the counselor can't or won't tell you anything, I'd try to find out from the visiting line. You can talk to a live person on Tuesdays and Thursdays aat extention 4119 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Maybe the person that answers will at least be able to tell you if he was moved to a different yard or is in "lock down" or "locked up." Have your questions ready before you call. That always seems to help me get some news from them. Good luck and I hope your guy is okay.

For all of you who have helped me and are also concerned for your men at CCC Susanville, I just wanted to let you know I finally got a letter from my husband. It was dated 1-14-04 and 1-15-04. He said the fight was out in the yard and that it happened on Monday the 12th at about 7:50 in the morning. Thank God he was on his bunk when it all happened. He says he only knows what he hears, but that about 100 people were sent out of the yard to the hole or back to a reception center. Others here have posted similar information and we know Lassen yard is on lockdown, so I'm guessing that's where they sent them, and I don't know if that's reception or not. Of course my husband only knows what he hears, and he is trying to stay out of all the drama and just do his time and come home, so he may have some of the facts wrong, but I just wanted to share with you all what information I did receive today. My husband was able to get a big envelope I sent him with envelopes, stamps, a writing tablet, a poem I found here for him to re-write to our son, and other information that I have been collecting for him. He says sometimes they are given sack meals and other times they are taken to the kitchen to eat. He says he's reading a lot and doesn't sound too stressed out. He even said he got a job as a porter so now he has a privilege card. So, anyway, I wanted to let you all know that he didn't sound too bad, and that maybe some of you other ladies who know your men are still on the yard will feel a little better knowing what their days are like, though I'm sure they are not all the same (no one has the same experience, is what I'm trying to say).

Now if AT&T would hurry up and do the order to switch me back to MCI so I can receive his phone calls when he's able to call, life would be better! I can't believe I switched from Verison to AT&T and that now I won't be able to receive his MCI collect calls!! I even asked the lady if I would still be able to talk to him and she said the only thing would be if I had something blocked. Well, AT&T does not work with MCI collect calls and the changing process is slow! At least I figured it out thanks to the posts here in PTO and wrote to him about my mistake. At least he will know WHY his calls can't go through if he can call before I'm switched. If it's not one thing it's another.... . Now I'm babbling. Sorry, it's been a long day.

Thank you all for sharing all the information you do!

J

Just a small clarification - I believe that the issue did not occur on Lassen yard, but in the Main yard. Inmates from Main were either sent to Lassen yard (which is level 3) OR to reception, which is off the premises all together (reception centers are Wasco, Delano...I'm not sure of any others). That's all I know.

What I do know is that I have not seen my husband for nearly 6 months, and we get a family visit on February 6th!!!!! So I am very much looking forward to that. I need those knuckleheads in there to behave so that my guy is not on lockdown that weekend. We have a little "somethin' somethin'" planned for the weekend, if you know what I mean (wink wink)!

I finally got a letter form my husband today letting me know he was ok. Seems he was 5 minutes away from being in the middle of the action, so to speak. He says the fight started over some tables being in the wrong race's territory or something like that. He also said some of the guys involved were sent to reception prisons. I hope they let the guys off lockdown, I was planning on visiting soon!

P.S. Have fun lynne1214!

Okay, so it's been three weeks, almost four, that our guys have been locked down, right? Now I called and I hear that on Sierra Yard the Western Hispanics, the Southern Hispanics, the Blacks, and the Whites are all locked down. And on Lassen Yard the Southern Hispanics and the Whites are locked down. Geez, how long is this going to last? I want to visit my guy for Valentine's Day! :-(

high desert at susanville was also on lockdown for three weeks until about a week ago. Also the mail is about a month behind

So THAT is why my guy didn't call again last night - lockdown again - RATS!!! We haven't seen each other for 6 months and we have a family visit planned for next weekend - it would be just our luck if they are locked down!!!! Is anyone just sick of all this crap? I could scream!!!!!!

Most riot/melee's the Department usually attempts to cover up so that the public, family or the media don't know about. Count yourself fortunate that your loved ones were able to call and state that they were okay and as to what had just occurred. Most institutions attempt to downplay the occurrences.

So THAT is why my guy didn't call again last night - lockdown again - RATS!!! We haven't seen each other for 6 months and we have a family visit planned for next weekend - it would be just our luck if they are locked down!!!! Is anyone just sick of all this crap? I could scream!!!!!!

Hello girls,

Well, It seems the Whites are on lockdown in Lassen Yard, do any of you have any idea why or how long it will last? It just worries me everytime they are on lockdown! But so far, every lockdown has been over minute things, so that's always good!

hi girls glad you all had good news my man is 2400 too David Sakry anyones man know him?? his address is SE 57-11 L but i was told hes at firecamp?? do they come back to the jail at night? dont get it?