Valley State Prison for Women
Sponsored by the
VSPW Inmate Family Council
This site is NOT a state-sponsored website. We are a volunteer organization, and are NOT part of the prison staff or administration. But we are happy to answer your questions. You may email questions to: Nancy, IFC volunteer

1/20/2012 - MODIFIED PROGRAM THIS WEEKEND! - Safety & Security problem on Friday, January 20th - no phone calls over the weekend. Visiting is open but may be a bit slow, due to the need for inmates to have an escort to Visiting.
Warden Notes 12/19/11


RECEIVING & RECEIVING YARD
New to VSPW? General A Yard Info
VSPW Reception Handbook
(Official Inmate Orientation Book; 22MB .pdf file)
A New Inmate in VSPW Receiving Speaks
Emails to a Sentenced Woman

FINDING Prisons & Inmates
Official CDCR Inmate Locator
Official CDCR Facilities Locator
Locating Inmates - a Discussion
VISITING
Visting At VSPW - Helpful Info
CDCR Statewide Visiting Handbook
VSPW Local VISITING HANDBOOK
Make A Visiting Appointment!
VISITING with CHILDREN
Taking Papers Into Visiting
CDCR Visiting Hotline
SAMPLE Visitor's Form
Visiting Room Pix!


Transportation to Chowchilla -
CHOWCHILLA FAMILY EXPRESS
Get On The Bus
Inmate PROPERTY &
Inmate PACKAGES

Quarterly Packages & Vendor Info
2008 Women's Property Matrix.doc
(List of what women are allowed)
Title 15 Property Rules/All Inmates
(What can my loved one have in prison?)
Stationary Packages

BOOKS
Sending in Books
CANTEEN DRAWS
Canteen Privileges
MEDICAL ISSUES
GETTING MEDICAL INFORMATION
FORM 7385 Medical Release Form

Temporary Leave for Funerals
Arsenic in VSPW Water, 2009

Honor Dorm, Fire Camp, Rehab, etc.
VSPW Honor Dorm Rules
CDCR; Beds Outside of Prison
FRCCC U-Tube Video
LIVE OAK/Leo Chesney Video
MAIL
PAROLE
Parole Boxes
Picking Up A Parolee
How To Write Parole Letters
Rule: Where Can an Inmate Parole to?
Short-Timer: Preparing for Release
Prison Fellowship .PDF booklet
Credit Time Rules/Earning Milestone
"time-served" rules .PDF
PAROLE Community Resources
CDCR Community Resource Directory
San Francisco Resources Book
MONEY for an Inmate
Sending Money to Inmates

RESTITUTION
What is Restitution?

CANTEEN PRIVILEGES
Canteen Privileges/Canteen List
COMPLAINTS & Grievances

How To Make Complaints
Phone Service Complaints

New CDCR Brochures for Inmates
"602" Inmate Appeal Brochure
"22" Inmate Request/Interview Brochure
IFC INFO - GET IN TOUCH!
Join the IFC!
Sample IFC Newsletters from HDSP
HELP NEEDED!
Some quick, easy and important things
you can do to help...
Go Here to See Donation List!
Call Nancy at 530-628-1096, or email her
at lonemt@hughes.net for info.
ADVOCACY LINKS
...for CHILDREN of INMATES
...for WOMEN INMATES
...for FAMILIES
Family Svcs @ VSPW
The Place4Grace
CDCR Prison RULES & REGS
Title 15 & the DOM

Our IFC Minutes Archives
VSPW IFC Minutes 2002-2011

Things We'd Like to Share
(uncensored and real by N.Rubinstein)
Editor's Page
FAQs
VSPW Long-Termer's News
Sample of WAC Minutes

VOLUNTEER IFC MEMBERS NEEDED -- WE NEED YOU!!!! We meet with the Warden and staff the first Friday in Febuary, April, June, August, October and December. Applications are available.
IFC Application

View Guestbook Sign Guestbook
(Inmates do not have access to computers - they cannot receive messages from this guestbook.)

Family Council Contact: Nancy Rubinstein, VSPW IFC volunteer, 530-628-1096, e-mail address: lonemt@hughes.net

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