Receive the signed visitor questionnaire. You must submit a Visitor Questionnaire to request permission to visit (CDCR Form 106). The prisoner you want to visit must send the Visitor Questionnaire for you to fill out.
Finish the visitor survey. You should be thorough when filling out the questionnaire because CDCR will conduct a background check for arrests and convictions when processing the application and will refuse approval to visit if the check indicates an arrest or conviction that is not listed on the questionnaire.
Post the visitor survey Send the questionnaire in its entirety to the visiting lieutenant or sergeant where the prisoner you want to visit is kept. Each institution’s pages and the Adult Institutions list contain mailing addresses.
Obtain notification of approval or rejection You don’t need to bring any documentation to the prison because once authorized. You will be listed on the computer as the inmate’s authorized visitor. If your request for a visit is rejected, you can reapply, appeal the decision, and the prisoner can do the same. You might resubmit the Visitor Questionnaire with accurate and complete information if the reason for the denial was based on inaccurate or incomplete information.
Send no more than three books at once.
All books must be soft cover and brand new (no hardcover or spiral bound for security reasons)
Always ship via USPS.
Include the facility mailing address and the inmate’s name and ID number.
Start by listing the inmate’s full name, ID number, and the facility where they are being held.
Specify the prison’s address in writing.
Specify your return address, which can include a PO Box.
Name (including middle name or initial)
The age at the time of incarceration, as determined by the date of birth.
Race.
Approximate dates in prison
Cashier’s checks or money orders.
Authorization Form for Monthly Checking Account Debit (ACH). Form for ACH Stop/Change.
Use Secure Deposits for Access Corrections.
America’s Cash Express (ACE).
eCommDirect, a Texas.gov service.
JPay.
The TouchPay system for payments.
Two-way email communication between inmates and their loved ones [Opens New Window
There are more than 3,000,000 songs available.
Pre-approved games: 45.
The lobby kiosk deposits money into the prisoner’s trust account.
E-books: over 8,500
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