CDCR – Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility (DVMCCF) – GEO

CDCR – Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility (DVMCCF) – GEO basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 760-246-7446

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at CDCR – Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility (DVMCCF) – GEO located at 10450 Rancho Rd
in Adelanto, CA are placed according to their custody level and are incarcerated by a private company contracted by a government agency and are paid a per diem or monthly rate, either for each inmate in the facility or for each bed available. The facility is well-trained and well-staffed. This doesn't come without some controversy as the "price of incarceration" is big business and critics claim there is a monetary benefit to keeping people locked up. The flip side is this facility undergoes rigorous inspections and are some of the be maintained in the US.

For inmates that show a willingness to learn new things, there are educational and vocational training programs here that will prepare them for a successful reentry when released.

Client: California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR)

BACKGROUND

The Desert View Modified Community Correctional Facility (MCCF) is a restricted, medium security facility designed to house custody inmates and parole violators for the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR).

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Desert View MCCF offers educational, vocational, and counseling opportunities that include pre-release and life/social skills development programs. In addition to the extensive programming GEO provides medical, dental, and mental health services.

FACILITY DESCRIPTION:

The facility was financed, designed and built by The GEO Group. It has a health care unit and rooms for classroom instruction, counseling, and visitation. Educational areas include a computer laboratory, a library, and outdoor recreational areas. The facility is well furnished with a fully equipped kitchen and dayrooms and dormitory sleeping areas are clean and comfortable.

visitation Info

CDCR – Desert View Community Correctional Facility (DVMCCF) – Visitation

Visiting Hours and Information

• Visiting Information Phone: 760-246-1171, Ext. 1002
• Visiting Days: Saturdays and Sundays
• Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Holiday Visiting Schedule: New Year’s Day, July 4th (Independence Day), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Visiting Assistance

NOTE: Visiting is conducted on a walk-in basis upon approval of a CDCR 106 Visiting Questionnaire form (first come, first served). Only approved visitors are allowed on Facility grounds. Visitors entering the Facility grounds are subject to search of their person, vehicle and/or property. The last visitor will be processed at 2:00 PM. Terminations for overcrowding will be conducted in the same manner (first come, first to be terminated). Visiting programs may be modified, terminated or suspended without notice due to institutional security needs.

Appointment Process:

Appointments for contact visits may be scheduled one week in advance. Between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., visitors with an appointment will have precedence. Visitors who do not have an appointment may walk-in after scheduled appointment processing concludes at 11:00 or as may be available between the processing of scheduled visitors. Visitors should not arrive on the institutional grounds more than 30 minutes prior to their scheduled appointment time.

There are two ways an appointment can be made for contact visits:

By Phone: Visitors may make appointments by calling 760-246-3963 on Mondays, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This phone line will only be utilized to schedule visiting appointments on the aforementioned days and times.

By Online: The Visitor Processing Appointment Scheduling System, known as VPASS, is an online application offered as a service to help expedite the visitation scheduling process. Approved visitors may access VPASS to schedule an appointment between 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The system will also allow the visitors to receive information about any changes to visitation via email or on the VPASS home pages.