- State Prison
- California
- PO Box 2199, Blythe, CA 92226
- 760-921-3000
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CDCR – Ironwood State Prison (ISP) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 760-921-3000
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at Ironwood State Prison located at 9005 Wiley’s Well Rd in Blythe, CA 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.
Ironwood State Prison is located in Blythe CA. It houses over 3,280 male inmates who are medium to minimum custody. Ironwood is comprised of five facilities, four of which house level III medium security inmates. An outdoor level I facility houses minimum security inmates. One of the four-level III buildings is used for inmates who are on administrative segregation.
The primary goal of Ironwood State prison is to confine the offenders while also offering educational and vocational skills that will help to reform the inmate. Inmates can be rehabilitated through many of the self-help programs that are available to them, including adult basic education and GED classes, anger management, substance abuse treatment, English Second Language courses and more. Some of the vocational skills offered at this institution include mechanical drawing, cabinet making, plumbing, welding, electrical, drywall, carpentry, HVAC, auto body and mechanic courses and more.
The mission of Ironwood State Prison (ISP) is to improve public safety through the confinement of minimum and medium custody male offenders while providing them the life improvement skills needed to successfully re-integrate back into society upon parole.
These life improvement skills include but are not limited to Self-help programs, Vocational and Basic Educational, Spiritual, and College Programs.
Institution Details
ISP jointly occupies with Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) approximately 1,700 acres of State-owned property, of which ISP encompasses approximately 640 acres. The prison complex occupies an estimated 350 acres with the remaining acreage used for erosion control, drainage ditches, and catch basins.
ISP was activated February 1, 1994. ISP has four semi-autonomous Level III facilities and an outside Level I facility. Each of the facilities contains five 270 designed housing units with a 100 designed bed capacity. Facilities A and B have been converted to house inmates with Sensitive Needs (SNY). One of the Level III 270 designed housing units in Facility A also has been converted to house the Administrative Segregation Unit. The Level I facility has two 100-bed housing units. The institution does not have a firehouse; fire protection is provided by shared services with CVSP.
visitation Info
CDCR – Ironwood State Prison (ISP) – Visitation
Visiting a CDCR facility must be conducted in a manner that maintains order, safety, and security of the people and facility. Failure to comply with the established regulations and policies may result in a warning or termination, suspension, or revocation of your visiting privileges.
Recommended Steps Before Visiting:
- Read Visitation Guidelines to understand what you can expect and what is expected of you
- Find out in which facility your inmate is housed
- Schedule a visit online using the VPASS system
- The day of your scheduled visit, check the Visiting Status to ensure the institution is accepting visitors
Visitation Guidelines
Refer to the Department's current policies and regulations in Title 15and the Department Operations Manual if you want to know more.
Locate Inmate
Use the Inmate Locator to find an inmate and what facility they are housed in.
Schedule Visit
Sign-up or log into VPASS to schedule an inmate visit. VPASS stands for Visitor Processing Appointment Scheduling System. Note: this requires creating an online account.
Check Visiting Status
You can find out the visiting status of a CDCR facility in one of two ways:
- Call the Visiting Status Hotline at 1-800-374-8474
- Check the VPASS Visiting Status; locate the facility you plan to visit.
You should always do this the day you plan to visit, because visitation can sometimes be unexpectedly cancelled.
