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    General Visiting Information
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    1. Official California Department of Corrections visiting guidelines [pdf].

    2. If you would like to call the Visitor Information Line for general visiting information on all the California prisons, call 1-800-374-8474.
    You must have a touch-tone phone to use this line.

    3. The CDC 106 Visiting Questionnaire is not available online. An inmate must provide you with this information.

    4. The California Department of Corrections website.

    5. Finding a prison:

      List of California prisons and links
      California Department of Corrections homepage
      CDC Info Network
      Out of State (Transfer Inmates)
      U.S. Department of Justice Prison and Parole Information

    6. To locate an inmate
    Or call the CDC Inmate Locator/ ID and Warrants number (916) 445-6713. You must have either the inmate's CDC number, or the inmate's full name and date of birth to receive information.


    1. California Medical Facility (CMF)



    General information about CMF, including addresses, phone numbers, directions, and general visiting information.

    To get additional visiting information for this prison, you may call:

    -Visitor Information Line at 1-800-374-8474 - you must have a touch-tone phone to use this line.

    -CMF Visiting Department at (707) 448-6841 ext. 2208 or ext. 2271. This line may have a live person to answer your questions on the following days and times, or you may leave a message.
      Tuesday - Saturday, 7:00am - 3:30pm
    Official California Department of Corrections visiting guidelines [pdf].


    2. Central California Women¹s Facility (CCWF)



    General information about CCWF, including addresses, phone numbers, directions, and general visiting information.


    To get additional visiting information for this prison, you may call:

    -General Visitor Information Line at 1-800-374-8474 - you must have a touch-tone phone to use this line.

    -CCWF Visitor Line at (559) 665-5531 ext. 7604.

    Official California Department of Corrections visiting guidelines [pdf].


    3. San Quentin State Prison (SQSP)



    Official San Quentin State Prison website, contact information and detailed visitor information.

    For the SQSP Visitor Department, call (415) 455-5022 or (415) 455-5023 for condemned inmate information.

    Official California Department of Corrections visiting guidelines [pdf].


    4. Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW)



    General information about VSPW, including addresses, and phone numbers.

    Visiting information is listed at the bottom of the page.

    Official California Department of Corrections visiting guidelines [pdf].



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