{"id":1536,"date":"2022-01-13T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/family-resources\/?page_id=1536"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:16:20","slug":"how-to-contact-an-incarcerated-person","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/family-resources\/how-to-contact-an-incarcerated-person\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Contact an Incarcerated Person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Written Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals are free to contact any state prison incarcerated person by mail. Incoming letters are opened and inspected for contraband and then forwarded to the incarcerated person. To ensure prompt processing the following information should be included on the envelope:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incarcerated person\u2019s full name, CDC#<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institution Name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>P.O. Box Housing (preferable)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City, CA ZIP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To get an incarcerated person\u2019s CDCR# or housing assignment, individuals should call the Public Information Officer (PIO) or contact the institution (see below for phone numbers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access <a href=\"https:\/\/ciris.mt.cdcr.ca.gov\/\">California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those people who don\u2019t know where an incarcerated person is housed may contact the Department\u2019s ID Unit at (916) 445-6713. A date of birth will be required if the person they are inquiring about has a common name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mailing Addresses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, the incarcerated person&#8217;s mail address is different from the general institution address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/adult-operations\/list-of-adult-institutions\/\">(View the List of Adult Institutions.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the right column, click the name of the prison the incarcerated person is housed. A list of mailing addresses will be listed at the top of that page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/public-information-officers-adult\/\">(View contact information for institution Public Information Officers.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CDCR and Viapath Technologies (VPT) are initiating inbound electronic communications to CDCR facilities. CDCR and Viapath Technologies (VPT) are rolling out tablets to institutions statewide. Once tablets are active at an institution, users are able to receive emails and photographs from friends and family. The cost of an inbound electronic communication (e-message, photo, or e-Card) is $.05 each (2,000 character maximum).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/family-resources\/tablets\/\">(Learn more about email contact.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phone Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most incarcerated people have access to telephones and can initiate outgoing calls. Beginning January 1, 2023, all telephone audio calls made from an incarcerated person in a California state prison are free of charge to the incarcerated person and their friends and families. When corresponding with an incarcerated person, individuals may provide a telephone number where an incarcerated person can call them. It is up to the incarcerated person to initiate the call. Phone calls are limited to 15 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written Contact Individuals are free to contact any state prison incarcerated person by mail. 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