ANYONE GOING TO CORCORAN JULY 3RD OR THE WEEKEND OF THE 10TH?

I am going on July 3rd but to Corcoran 2!

I am going on the 17th but also to Corocran 2.

Trying to go the 3rd but going to Corcoran SATF just down the road

:wave: THANKS LADIES.

I'M ALSO GOING UP ON THE 3RD BUT TO OLD CORCORAN. WHEN YOU GO UP DO YOU USUALLY STAY THE NIGHT?

My baby just got moved to Corcoran SHU yesterday, I'm trying to go see him on the 3rd.

ANYONE GOING TO CORCORAN JULY 3RD OR THE WEEKEND OF THE 10TH?I GO UP EVERY WEEKEND, AND PLAN ON GOING UP ON THE 3RD, AND MOST LIKELY THE 10TH.:) WHY? AND WHICH CORCORAN DO U GO TO? WHAT LEVEL?

Onesweetie, did you man get moved back to mainline? I wish I could go visit but my man is still in Ad/Seg....

When I visit both days I stay in Corcoran overnight.

:blah: :mad: :eek: F.Y.I. Just wanted to let everyone know that if they are planning on visiting Corcoran 2 yard G is on lock down and as of today there is no visiting:blah: !! Make sure you call before you drive up there this weekend, phone number is 559-992-7100.:angry:

I visit at Old Corcoran B-yard. My hubby is in Ad-Seg right now, so I only get an hour visit. He will probably stay there for the rest of his time at Corcoran. I'm going up the 3rd for a one day trip and hopefully on the 10th and 11th, I'll stay the night in Corcoran.

Well I wasn't able to get an appt. for the 3rd but I did get an appt to visit on the 10th and 11th, since he's in ad seg. I did find out he is on A yard - finally got a letter!!

I'm staying over too, found a place in Tulare which was only a couple exits North of Corcoran.

Onesweetie - is it hard to figure out where I'm going once I get to the prison, as far as finding parking, etc. (I hate going to a new prison...what a pain). Also does anyone have the address to Old Corcoran? CDC website is down so I can't get it.

Thanks Onesweetie for all your help with my visiting questions too.

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The address to the prison is 4001 King Avenue. Once you get into the prison it's not difficult to figure out where you are going. The guards at the shack give you a parking pass and direct you to the parking lot. Once you get in the processing area you go up to the front desk and ask for a visiting pass, fill it out then drop it in the box on the right side. Once you are processed, you walk through the gates and the yards are labeled.

:hmm: I think I asked this question before....Corcoran I vs II......I drive from northern Ca. to CSP Corcoran, about 4hr ride. Now I think that is considered old Corcoran or Corcoran I......am I right? It would be great to ride-share, drive, cost of gas, etc. and would be more frequent visits also. Anyone going my way? :D

I need more info. on which way is best. Going up 99 or the 5 from Los Angeles. And if you take Highway 43 straight up is that quick or better?

Is the processing center for the SHU in a different area than those who have regular visits?

THANKS
Love
Kathy
PS I forgot to ask if anyone was on the Inmate Family Council?

I come from Orange County and I take the 5 to the 99 exit off first ave, make a left on Garces hwy then a right on 43 highway, takes me about 2 1/2 hours to get there but I have never tried another way, so not really sure what is better. I like the way I know :p Don't want to get lost!

Thanks in Advance Kathy:
IS THIS INFORMATION TRUE?

California Corcoran prison restricts books
Here at Corcoran SHU is a big censorship going on. I am allowed to get just 1 book at a time and to send me more than one book they have to be on different days. For example, you send me one book on July 20, the next one has to be send July 21. It doesn't make sense to me, the only logical explanation that I came up with is that they want to make it hard and keep us convicts ignorant so for those who are going out, to be blind and come back faster so they can keep the big "prison industry" getting rich.

- a California prisoner, July 2003

CALIFORNIA PRISON FOCUS
2940 16TH STREET, SUITE B5
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
415-252-9211
FAX: 415-252-9311
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release – June 30, 2004.
Contact:
Charles Carbone, Esq. of California Prison Focus 415-252-9211 or 415-531-1980
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP ISSUES SCATHING CRITIQUE OF PRISONER ABUSES AT
CORCORAN STATE PRISON

June 30, 2004 — Human rights group California Prison Focus (CPF) issued a scathing report of prisoner abuse inside California State Prison at Corcoran (CSP-Corcoran) which houses 5000 maximum and super-maximum prisoners. The report is based on approximately 400 in-person interviews with inmates and numerous correspondences. The findings conclude severe patterns of abuse, in the areas of excessive force, solitary confinement, medical neglect, denied access to legal materials, harassment, retaliation by prison staff, faulty administrative grievance procedures for inmates (602 process), unsanitary living conditions, and other issues.

Several examples of the abuses of prisoners include:
• One prisoner suffered a brutal assault, nine cases of abuse by mechanical restraints,
deprivation of antidepressants, and starvation of over a total of sixty meals (once five
days in a row). In addition, correctional officers have told the inmate to kill himself and
had installed a security camera in his cell to route the signal to inmate TVs, for the
purpose of humiliation.

• Prisoners witness correctional officers destroying prisoner grievance forms.

• On June 24, 2003, a prisoner was attacked in an unprovoked manner by correctional
officers B. David and D. Morales while handcuffed behind his back, suffering a swollen
jaw, eye, and lips. On November 10, 2003, the same inmate was assaulted by Sgt. F.
Reynolds, correctional officers M. McVey, R.S. Sloss, K. Edmonds, M. Martinez, and
Sgt. Reynolds, who used a canister of pepper spray to strike his head.

• Numerous prisoners report being subject to erroneous and fabricated evidence used to label them as gang members or associates, resulting in indefinite confinement in solitary lock-ups.

• On 10/19/02, California Prison Focus’ HIV/Hepatitis C in Prison committee cited three
inmates that had died of HIV in the previous two weeks. CPF requested an investigation into the deaths, claiming that the inmates did not get access to adequate pain medication, that they were not transferred to a prison hospice, and that they were not recommended for “compassionate release.”

• One prisoner recalls being confined to a holding cell in Corcoran’s SHU 4A-IR on
12/15/03 where his neighboring inmate died because of the officers’ negligence in not
responding to the inmate’s cries from chest pains.
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• In an incident referred to as a “Super Bowl horror,” prison guards neglected an inmate’s cries for help as they watched the 2/01/04 football game on television. The 60-year-old inmate continued to bleed after pulling the dialysis shunt from his arm, resulting in a hemoraging death. None of the guards had been charged for negligence at the time of CPF’s investigation.

“Corcoran is synonymous with torture. Whether it is beating prisoners or watching them bleed to death, Corcoran has proven that it has no regard for human life. This prison does dangerously little to promote public safety or the welfare of inmates,” says Charles Carbone, Esq. of California Prison Focus. The Report calls for serious reforms and monitoring of prison administrators. If this does not occur, the study notes that prisoner abuse will worsen.

A full copy of the report titled, “Corcoran State Prison: The Worst Human Rights Abuses in California” 2002-2004 is available at www.prisons.org. California Prison Focus is a 14 year-old non-profit human rights group that advances and defends the rights of prisoners in California.

Wow, that is a lot of information.

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Thanks for all the info Kathy. You're talking about Old Corcoran, correct? This is my hubby's second time at this prison and it hasn't changed much since the last time he was there, about 4 or 5 years ago. So far he's lived through being at Corcoran. He's being moved again, which I am thanking God for because I hate Corcoran.
To answer your earlier question about which way is easier. I would say the 99 because last time I tried to take the 5 and I got lost. Also, the processing for the SHU is in the same area but you take a bus after filling out your visiting slip.

Emmy:)

Have not recieved my approval or denial at Corcoran 1. It was recieved by them on the May 1st. How long did it take all of you? When approved I would be willing to split gas etc. Trying to keep above water as it is.

Thanks for any feedback
Katie

Approval or denial takes anywhere from 2-6 weeks unless there is a problem with your application. You should call visiting on to see what's going on with your form. My friend also applied in May and did not find out that she was denied until she called visiting. Now she needs to write the warden to fix whatever was wrong. The number is: 559-992-8800 ext. 5700 The visiting Lt. ext. 5705.

Thank you. I called and left a message for Lt. Tracy to call me back.

good luck kt, remember, always tell the truth on the visiting forms. Even one little traffic violation that is not written down will cause a denial....they do research thoroughly. I will be going down th 24th, then not sure after that. Could be sooner than 3 weeks with a carpool buddy

peace, b-fly

Hey I'm in northern cali too... I visit corcoran 2... However I could maybe ride share with you... Send me a pm.
Peace,
Lilsuzy

:hmm: I think I asked this question before....Corcoran I vs II......I drive from northern Ca. to CSP Corcoran, about 4hr ride. Now I think that is considered old Corcoran or Corcoran I......am I right? It would be great to ride-share, drive, cost of gas, etc. and would be more frequent visits also. Anyone going my way? :D

:hmm: I think I asked this question before....Corcoran I vs II......I drive from northern Ca. to CSP Corcoran, about 4hr ride. Now I think that is considered old Corcoran or Corcoran I......am I right? It would be great to ride-share, drive, cost of gas, etc. and would be more frequent visits also. Anyone going my way? :D

i am willing to pay gas money! unfornatally my car is broke down:( i need to go and visit my baby in the old corcoran! he is in c- yard! i also live in the nor cal area, i am towards san joaquin county, if you know of anymore carpool things please contact me :confused: