CDCR - La Cima Conservation (Fire) Camp #42

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CDCR – La Cima Conservation (Fire) Camp #42 basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 760-765-0140

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at CDCR – Julius Klein Conservation (Fire) Camp #19 located at 15108 Sunrise Hwy in Julian, 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.

Camp History – La Cima Conservation Camp, operated jointly with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and CAL Fire, originally opened in November 1966. Over the years, La Cima Conservation Camp has been home to both state and county fire crews. La Cima Camp became teaching, training and fire facility maintained and operated by CAL Fire in cooperation with the California Conservation Corps.

In October 2004, La Cima reopened under the administrative supervision of (CDCR) Sierra Conservation Center. La Cima is once again operated jointly with CDCR and CAL Fire. La Cima Conservation Camp is located in East San Diego County, is a ninety (90) man fire camp. The primary function of the camp is to fight wildland fires throughout the state, using minimum custody inmates. In addition to fire suppression inmate, fire crews provide a workforce for community service projects in the local area.

Community Service Projects – CAL Fire inmate fire crews were involved with several community fire prevention and restoration projects during the year averaging over eighty thousand (80,000) man-hours a year.

Projects included –

Sunrise Fuel Break – Cleaning up brush, widening of fuel break, felling trees, and general construction;
Lake Jennings – Weed abatement, and brush clearing;
El Capitan, San Vicente, Sutherland Dam – Clearing access roads, and cleaning up surrounding brush overgrowth;
Heise Park – Weed abatement, and brush clearing, fell trees, split wood
Cuyamaca Peak – Chipping brush, and weed abatement;
State Parks – Brush clean-up, felling trees, clearing access roads, and weed abatement, trenching, remove & replace water line, fence repair
Community Service Projects – General Clean-up and various restoration projects.
Volcan Mountain – – Weed abatement, and brush clearing, fell trees, split wood
MVU Headquarters – weed abatement, tree removal, trash/debris clean-up, general landscaping, painting, grading, brick work
Camp Maintenance – Asphalt access road, stobbing brush, La Cima fuel break

Inmate Programs

Community Betterment
Bikers for Christ
Catholic Services
Christian Non-Denominational Services
AA/NA Weekly

visitation Info

Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE

Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.