If there is anyone out there who has a family member who is at CCWF (Central California Womens Facility) in Chowchilla, Ca?
If your visting them for the first time ever.....The website information is very much out of date.
And....Is there anyone who lives in the general area of Long Beach, Ca who would be interested in perhaps sharing the ride up and back?
Take it from me.....Making that drive up and back by yourself is something else.
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I don't have family there but I do write to someone who is incarcerated there, and have had thoughts of making a trip to visit, but this is a relatively new friendship so I should probably wait, considering I'd be coming all the way from Canada and I need to get to know her more first.
You say the website info is out of date, can you elaborate on that a bit for me? This info might provide useful in future should I go through and do a visit.
Hello ShadeyBiz,
First off, I waited for about the two year mark before I even decided to visit. And as your coming a rather long way...Waiting would be a wise move on your part.
Now....About the website information ( and the approval form that I got in the mail) Cash money is NO longer permitted within the prison. You will need to purchase a card inside the visting center and load money onto it so you can get refreshments during your visit.
Photographs are also taken during the course of a visit. You must purchase tokens at the visting center prior to. Also, it's best to keep your photo ID and what ever your taking in with you that is permitted in a see through plastic coesmetic bag that can be zipped shut.
You can also visit the website to CCWF.
Hope this helps you out.
Yes, this helps me tremendously. I'm still in the early stages with her, so we'll see what happens, she's up for parole in a couple years, but she's on a life sentence plus extra time so I don't know what her chance is of making it, she's been denied several times already. If something happens and she doesn't get parole, by then we'll have written for longer, so I'll have to re evaluate things after that, should she still be there, I could look into this visit thing more closely. Thank you DCT@1965 for the information!