This new prison opened in 2005, and now completely on-line in the system. The CDCR website is at: Kern Valley State Prison CDCR Site If you have a loved one who has been sent to Kern Valley, you may write to him at the following PO Boxes:
A Yard - PO Box 5101
B Yard - PO Box 5102
C Yard - PO Box 5103
D Yard - PO Box 5104
E Yard - PO Box 5105
ASU #1 - PO Box 5107
ASU #2 - PO Box 5106
CTC - PO Box 6000
Delano, CA 93216
There is an EXCELLENT website with KVSP information at:
KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON NETWORK
There is also an e-mail contact address for families:
INFO@KERNVALLEYSTATEPRISON.INFO
A new Inmate Family Council HAS BEEN started up at KVSP! We have been informed that over 30 applications were received, and that the administration has selected and notified participants. A schedule of meetings has been set, and Carolyn is on the board. Meanwhile, the contact staff member for the Inmate Family Council at KVSP is: Visiting Lt. Blackstone (661) 721-6300, ext. 5712
and Public Information Officer Lt. Cano (661) 721-6300, ext. 5514
There are some e-lists for family members at YahooGroups.com, including:
KernValleyStatePrison
(Membership Required).
Description: This is a group for wives, girlfriends and families of inmates who are currently incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison located in Delano, California. This is a group where the loved ones can join to get helpful information about the prison. We should share stories and get advice.
KSVP-Delano2
(Membership Required).
Description: This group is specific to Kern Valley State Prison and is for the express support of families and friends with loved ones serving time in California's newest prison. I would like to encourage members to post messages and questions related, but not limited to: Visiting, lockdowns, mail issues, program issues, phone call issues, packages, vendors, news articles, etc. Kern Valley State Prison is the newest state-level "SuperMax" prison in California. KVSP houses 4600 Level IV inmates in 4 seperate facilities containing a total of 32 180' degree housing units. 400 MSF (minimum support facility) inmates are housed in dorms surrounding the main prison.
This is a secure group which may require security info be supplied prior to approval to join. We also have a "chat group" for members at: KVSP-D2-Chat. Please visit our website at http://www.kernvalleystateprison.info
Education Information from a Family Member
KVSP associates with Coastline Community College in South Orange County. The college website gives no recognition to this program so you can't find anything anywhere. The Education Counselor's name is Baxter.
The fastest way to get in is to have the family member or loved one call the prison and ask to speak with the counselor. You will need to have the inmate's CDCR # and his housing location. He will send the inmate the enrollment forms. Your inmate will need to send you a list of all the books he needs. You can order them online and have them sent the books to the prison, Attn: Counselor Baxter. Also include the inmate's CDCR # and his name if it will fit.
I recommend getting the books from somewhere other than tht college if you can. It will be a LOT cheaper that way. Just make sure that you order the right ISBN #. That is the code name given to the book to classify each edition. The college will send the inmate a letter saying if he has been accepted or not. (IF he writes a permission letter, they will release the information directly to the family member or loved one.)
PS: Summer enrollment is coming up!
The fastest way to get in is to have the family member or loved one call the prison and ask to speak with the counselor. You will need to have the inmate's CDCR # and his housing location. He will send the inmate the enrollment forms. Your inmate will need to send you a list of all the books he needs. You can order them online and have them sent the books to the prison, Attn: Counselor Baxter. Also include the inmate's CDCR # and his name if it will fit.
I recommend getting the books from somewhere other than tht college if you can. It will be a LOT cheaper that way. Just make sure that you order the right ISBN #. That is the code name given to the book to classify each edition. The college will send the inmate a letter saying if he has been accepted or not. (IF he writes a permission letter, they will release the information directly to the family member or loved one.)
PS: Summer enrollment is coming up!