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APPROVED INMATE PACKAGE VENDORS
Calendar Year 2007
(Revised 7/26/2007)

Access Securepak
P. O. Box 50028
Sparks, NV  89435-0028
(800) 546-6283
www.californiaqp.com

D&D Enterprises
P.O. Box 7298
Visalia, CA 93290
(866) 390-5291
www.prisongifts.com

Ezee Paks Catalog
P.O. Box 1541
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Toll Free: (888) 909-3933
Local: (831) 469-7257
Fax: (831) 469-7250
www.ezeepaks.com

Impackt
4909 Stockdale Hwy, Suite 253
Bakersfield, CA  93309
(866) 736-3487

www.jbimpackt.com

Jack L. Marcus
5300 West Fond du Lac
Milwaukee, WI 53216-1348
(800) 236-2611
www.JLMarcusCatalog.com

Jenny Quarterly Package Service
P.O. Box 3323
Sparks, Nevada  89432-3323
Ph: (877) 358-8696
www.jennypackage.com

Mikes Better Shoes
1252 Berlin-Haddonfield Road
Voorhees, NJ  08043
(800) 431-1911
www.mikesbettershoes.com

MGM Packages
P.O. Box 304
Chico, CA  95327
(530) 566-9878
www.mgmpackages.com

Music by Mail
129 31st Street
Brooklyn, NY  11232
(718) 369-6982

Packages R Us
2648 East Workman Ave. #424
West Covina, CA 91791
Ph: (866) 303-7787
www.packagesrus.com

Security Packaging
PO. Box 1420
Paradise, CA  95967
Ph: (800) 891-1351

Union Supply Direct
P.O. Box 7006
Rancho Dominguez, CA  90220-7006
Ph: (866) 404-8989
www.CaliforniaInmatePackage.com

The Vitamin Outlet
Fitness Systems Mfg. Corp.
P.O. Box 2073
Sinking Spring, PA  19608
(800) 822-9995

Walkenhorst’s
1774 Industrial Way
Napa CA 94558
(800) 660-9255
https://walkenhorsts.com

 

Hi my boyfriend was recently transfered to Delano reception from the LA county jail.  I was wondering if the PO Box 6000 address you posted was good for sending inmate mail?  Also if he had been at Jamestown before being brought down to LA for a past case do you know if he'll go back to Jamestown?  Just curious.  Thanks for the help it's very much appreciated.  

 

Thanks,

Viola

Hi Viola -

First off let me explain that there are 2 prisons in Delano; KVSP and NKSP.  North Kern State Prison is where reception is.  The best thing to do in regard to an address at which to write him, would be to call North Kern and ask for inmate records and get his housing and PO Box from them.  661.721.1234.

His CDC# should be the same if he never discharged from parole.  I'm a bit confused about that since you say he was in SCC and then went to County in LA and is now back in reception.  

There is no way for me to know if he will return to SCC.  Was he in Level 1 there?  In a camp?  Will this new case add time to his sentence and therefore add points that might raise his security level?  All of these things will determine where he is sent next.

Fee free to email me directly if there is anything else I can help with.  terryann@reform3strikesnow.org  

 

Terry Ann 

 

 

 

Hidden deep within our country is a dark, parallel world - a Prison Nation most of us never see. This dangerous realm - inhabited by 2.2 million American convicts - is today in crisis. Increasing violence, extreme crowding, rampant drug use and gang warfare are all part of daily life. And every day it gets a little worse. The United States now has more prisoners behind bars than any other country on earth. National Geographic Television journeys deep into the heart of America's troubled prison system in a two-hour special, navigating this world with the inmates who struggle to survive incarceration, the officers responsible for controlling and protecting them, and the experts trying to solve the crisis of Prison Nation.

 

Also airs:
Sunday, November 25, 11P
Sunday, December 2, 1P

 

 

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ET/popup/200711252000.html

1st draw ducats due 11-30, trust process on 12-07

2nd draw ducats due 12-07, trust process on 12-10

3rd draw ducats due 12-14, trust process on 12-17

 

1st draw =   00 - 33

2nd draw =  34 - 66

3rd draw =   67 - 99 

A yard - normal for all EXCEPT all inmates housed in A3 - no visits 

B yard - normal for all

C yard - normal for all

D yard - non contact only for whites and blacks in 1-8 and the gym

           normal for all others on D yard

E yard - normal for all

Remember to check the hotline regularly as changes happen without notice

(as evidenced today when they took visits from A3).

Visiting hotline is 1.800.374.8474 then 1..3..6 for KVSP

Hope everyone has wonderful visits.  Remember that next week is a 4-day visiting weekend.

 

 

On Tuesday, 11/13/07, an outbreak of Chicken Pox was identified as coming from KVSP, A Yard, Building 3. That building was put under a 21 day quarantine. So that means no movement of inmates whatsoever.  No visits should be expected for the holiday weekend at least and possibly the first weekend in December.

 

Both A and B yards are still completely down from the prison-wide lock down which began 10-26. They both have normal visiting, but no other privileges.

A3 ONLY is now on a quarantine with no visits. The building went on quarantine on the 13th for 21 days due to a chicken pox outbreak.

D yard whites and blacks are still on lockdown from the riot last month. This includes gym inmates. They are on non-contact visiting only and you must call to make an appointment. 661.720.4952 Monday and Wednesday only between 9am and 1pm.

C yard is still up and running normal program.

My KVSP group is starting its holiday card campaign and I wanted to make it available to anyone here who knows of prisoners who would benefit from receiving a card during the holidays.  If you know of an inmate - even your loved one - who you feel would like to receive some holiday cards, please either post here with their info or email me off list and I will add their names to the list.

 

Also, any member here who would like to send cards, let me know and I will send the list to you once it's compiled.  We hope to have this year's list complete by December 1st and I will post and let you all know it is available.

 

Terry Ann

For Thanksgiving Day:

 

Yards A, B, C and E are normal

 

For D yard - whites and blacks are non contact only by appt.  Normal for others.

 

For Friday:

 

Yards A, B, C and E are normal

 

For D yard - NO VISITS for white and black inmates.  Normal for others.

 

For Sat and Sun:

 

Yards A, B, C and E are normal

 

For D yard - whites and blacks are non contact by appt.  Normal for others.

 

D yard gym is the same as listed above.

The quarantine of building A3 has been lifted and those inmates are receiving normal visits.

 

Calls are getting out regularly from A, B and C yards. Packages are also being passed out FINALLY.

There is a rumor that Walkenhorst's might be removed as an approved vendor for KVSP. I haven't gotten confirmation on this yet, but if anyone is planning to order a pacakge for KVSP anytime soon, you might want to avoid using Walkenhorst's this time until we know for sure.

 

3000 West Cecil Avenue
Delano CA 93216-6000

PO Box 6000
Delano CA 93216-6000
(661) 721-6300

Kern Valley State Prison - Mission Statement

The primary mission of Kern Valley State Prison is to protect the public by providing safe custody, quality health care and the appropriate supervision of sentenced offenders. In conjunction with the Mission, the institution will promote viable work assignments, vocational training, and educational opportunities for offenders in order to foster and environment wherein positive changes can occur.

Institution Details

KVSP is a Level IV facility consisting of four (4) semi-autonomous 180 designed facilities and two (2) stand alone Administrative Segregation Units all surrounded by a Lethal Electrified Perimeter Fence. There is also a Level I Minimum Support Facility (MSF). Facility D (180) has the Substance Abuse Program (consisting of approximately 250 inmates) and will house the Transitional Housing Unit. It is on 600 acres with 200 acres across the street that PIA grow alfalfa on. We received Level I’s in June 2005 and Level IV’s in July 2005. Design capacity is 2448 as of October 2006, houses approximately 4791.

Institution Statistics

Number of authorized custody staff:	1105
Number of authorized education staff:	45
Number of authorized medical staff:	95
Number of authorized support staff:	197
Number of authorized trade staff:	177

VISITING HOURS and DIRECTIONS

Visiting Hours

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 0800-1430 hours

For upgraded information in English and Spanish regarding KVSP visitor hours or closures, please contact the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s toll-free Visiting Information Line at (800) 374-8474.

Driving Directions
From Sacramento

• Take Highway 99 South to the City of Delano
• Exit Cecil Avenue
• Right on Cecil Avenue
• The prison is approximately Seven Miles on the left hand side of the road.

From Los Angeles

• Take Highway 99 North to the City of Delano
• Exit Cecil Avenue
• Left on Cecil Avenue
• The prison is approximately Seven Miles on the left hand side of the road.

Kern Valley State Prison is located approximately 250 miles south of Sacramento and approximately 180 miles north of Los Angeles.

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Lodging

Best Western
14394 County Line Road
Delano, CA 93215
(661) 725-0976

Comfort Suites
2211 Girard Street
Delano, CA 93215
(661) 725-1022

Shilo Inn
2231 Girard Street
Delano, CA 93215
(661) 725-7551

 

An inmate in C7 was killed earlier this week in what his celly says was a fall from his upper bunk.  The prison is investigating it as a possible homicide, however.   C yard is up and programming regardless.

 

D yard whites and blacks, who have been locked down for months, MAY be coming back up as early as next week.  Be sure to check the visiting hotline to see if they get their normal contact visits returned. 

A, B, C and E yards are normal.

D yard - whites and blacks in buildings 1-8 and the gym are still on non-contact visits only.

            Hispanics and others are normal.