MO DOC – Western Reception & Diagnostic Correctional Center (WRDCC)

MO DOC – Western Reception & Diagnostic Correctional Center (WRDCC) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 816-271-2158

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Western Reception-WRDCC located at 3401 Faraon St in St. Joseph, MO are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

WRDCC, originally a satellite of the Western Missouri Correctional Center, was established in 1993 to aid in combating that year’s great flood. One building on the grounds of the St. Joseph State Hospital was utilized to house the minimum security offenders who aided the community with the massive devastation left by the flood. In 1994, the Park Building Treatment Center became operational; again utilizing a building formally occupied by the St. Joseph State Hospital. The facility as it now exists was approved for construction in 1996. The total acreage of WRDCC is 168 acres, 71 of which are located within the secured perimeter. The current complex has an official capacity of 1,968 beds and is comprised of three major components; the reception and diagnostic center, a treatment center, and general population housing units.

The centerpiece of the facility is the reception and diagnostic center. The three-story 220,000 square foot building houses the facility’s administrative offices, control center, medical facilities, food service operations, visiting room, receiving area and diagnostic offices. A five-story structure connected to the main reception and diagnostic building provides secure housing for 529 offenders, with additional saturation beds if needed, who are undergoing diagnostic screening prior to their initial institutional assignment. Staff assigned to work in this maximum-security area utilizes sophisticated electronic security systems to monitor and control offender movement throughout the complex. All diagnostic processing, which normally takes approximately forty days, is conducted within the diagnostic unit. The diagnostic unit processes approximately 425 offenders per month. Offenders are screened for medical needs, mental health needs, substance abuse treatment needs, education levels, vocational skills, and custody levels. Upon completion of the diagnostic process the offenders are assigned to a facility that meets their security and rehabilitative needs.

MO DOC – Western Reception & Diagnostic Correctional Center – OffenderRulebook

Debit minutes can be purchased by an offender in the institution’s canteen for direct telephone dialing.

visitation Info

MO DOC – Western Reception & Diagnostic Correctional Center – Visitation

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday at:

• 9:30am – 1:30pm
• 2:30pm – 6:30pm