CDCR - Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP)

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CDCR – Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 661-758-8400

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Wasco State Prison located at 701 Scofield Ave in Wasco, 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.

Wasco State Prison (WSP) is a 1,000-bed medium custody state facility (CDCR) that houses general population inmates to help support and maintain the 4,580-bed reception center located in Wasco CA. It serves as a reception center which intakes, classifies, and diagnosis inmates. There is an adjacent minimum custody facility provides institutional maintenance and landscaping services. Once the intake process is completed the inmates are given their appropriate institution that they will serve their time in. Many of the inmates housed at Wasco are there for a short period of time. The reception process can take anywhere from a week to 90 days depending on many factors.

Inmates are evaluated mentally, and physically and a complete criminal and family history is taken. From this evaluation, the security requirements of the inmates have determined as well as any programs the inmate may require, or benefit from participating in. Based upon all the information the staff gathers, and the needs of the inmate they will then be assigned a permanent facility.

PIA

Laundry & Farm Enterprise; Pre-Release; AA/NA; Visiting; Slow Down/Despacio – a Youth Diversion Program; Religious; Friends Outside; TABE (Testing of Adult Basic Education); GED; Libraries; Physical Education/Recreation; Vocational Electronics, and Office Services and related technology; Fire Department – consists of 8 inmate firefighter positions; Independent Study Program – Coast Line Community College; Correctional Learning Network; Breaking Barriers-A Cognitive awareness Model, Starting August 2010- Batterer’s Intervention which will encompass Anger Management; Parenting Education and Creative Conflict Resolution.

DRP Programs

Adult Basic Education, CalID, Electronics, Library Services, Office Services, Physical Education, Substance Use Disorder, Voluntary Education

Family Liaison Service Specialist

CDCR provides through a contract with a community-based organization an on-site Case Manager as a family reunification liaison for inmates and family members, to assist with an inmate's pre-release preparation; and conduct Parenting and Creative Conflict Resolution classes for inmates. Please call the Institution to contact the Family Reunification Liaison.

visitation Info

CDCR – Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP) – 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.