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wasco state prison: basic information

wasco state prison is an intermediate custody facility for 1,000 inmates, as well as a reception center with 4,580 beds. reception centers are facilities that receive inmates for the department of corrections & rehabilitation (cdcr) to thoroughly review your history, mental health, and physical health to determine the most appropriate facility for your needs.

The physical address of Wasco State Prison is:

701 scofield avenue wasco, ca 93280

If you would like to send a letter to your loved one at Wasco State Prison, you will need to use a different mailing address depending on where they are located in the facility (see below).

If you wish to contact the facility, the main phone number is (661) 758-8400. this phone number will not allow you to contact an inmate. you cannot call your loved one, although you may receive outgoing collect calls from them.

1. wasco state prison basics
2. visiting an inmate in wasco
3. sending letters & packages
4. inmate sentence reduction
5. appeals, writs, and motions to reverse convictions

visiting and inmate at wasco state prison

If you want to visit a relative or friend at Wasco State Prison, you should ask them to send you the CDCR Form 106. You need this form, signed by the inmate, to complete and submit to CDCR. is your application to be able to visit your loved one. CDCR will review the completed application, conduct a background check, and approve or deny visiting privileges. If you are denied, depending on the reason, you may be able to correct the problem and have your request approved.

once you are approved by cdcr to visit that person, you can schedule a visit through the visitor processing appointment scheduling system, known as vpass. you will need to create an online account.

Visiting hours at Wasco State Prison are Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 3 pm. and on certain holidays. In order to visit your loved one at the scheduled time, you must have a valid and current form of identification. If you are bringing a minor to visit your loved one, you will need a certified copy of their birth certificate. if you are the child’s legal guardian, you must bring proof of your legal guardianship, and if you are neither the child’s parent nor legal guardian, then you must have a notarized written consent authorization form signed by the child’s parent or guardian. minor.

1. wasco state prison basics
2. visiting an inmate in wasco
3. sending letters & packages
4. inmate sentence reduction
5. appeals, writs, and motions to reverse convictions

sending letters and packages to your loved one at wasco state prison

When your loved one is incarcerated at Wasco State Prison, you can send them letters as long as you know their full name, inmate ID number, and the facility they are in.

Inmate mailing address includes:

• facility at 701 scofield ave. emails. box 4400 wasco, ca 93280
• facility b 701 scofield ave. emails. box 5500 wasco, ca 93280
• facility c 701 scofield ave. emails. box 6600 wasco, ca 93280
• facility d 701 scofield ave. emails. box 7700 wasco, ca 93280
• facility e 701 scofield ave. emails. box 3300 wasco, ca 93280
• facility h 701 scofield ave. emails. box 9900 wasco, ca 93280

While you can send letters to your loved one, you can’t send just any kind of package you want. you can only ship quarterly or religious packages from private sellers authorized by the cdcr.

In addition, if you would like to send money to your loved one currently incarcerated at Wasco State Prison, you may be able to use a lockbox service (sending a check or money order), electronic funds transfer (with credit or debit card), or mail the funds directly to the facility in the form of a check or money order payable to the inmate.

1. wasco state prison basics
2. visiting an inmate in wasco
3. sending letters & packages
4. inmate sentence reduction
5. appeals, writs, and motions to reverse convictions

reduce wasco state prison inmate’s sentence

Prisoners are often unaware of possible ways to reduce a sentence and get out of prison early.

Sentence reduction categories are discussed below. statutory-based methods are then explained in more detail in the next section, called appeals, writs, and motions to reverse convictions.

main categories of sentence reduction methods

• good behavior & Work Credit Wasco State Prison inmates can earn credit for good behavior, work, and meeting other scheduling requirements that are available at Wasco. some sentences require that 85% of the sentence be served in prison, while other sentences only require 50%. getting release after it has happened 85% or 50% of the time will require good behavior. In extraordinary circumstances, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) may release inmates even before these 85% and 50% thresholds, and early release has occurred due to factors unrelated to the inmate (including overcrowding). ) in California places of custody. Contact a criminal appeals attorney to learn more about good behavior and work credit. best practice is always to follow all prison rules, treat guards and other inmates with respect, and truly become the model citizen you hope to be if you are granted early release.
• challenging legality of conviction there are several methods that allow a wasco state prison inmate to challenge his conviction. a challenge to a conviction is often based on a violation of the prisoner’s rights during the course of the trial or other proceedings. if successful, the conviction may be overturned, which may result in a new trial or dismissal of the case. In California, some vacated convictions lead to an inmate’s immediate release from prison. these methods are discussed in more detail in the section below entitled Appeals, Writs, and Motions to Reverse Convictions.
• Challenging the Legality of the Sentence An illegal sentence occurs when a aspect of the sentence violates the law. for example, if an inmate was sentenced to multiple consecutive sentences when the law only allowed for one concurrent sentence, then a post-conviction challenge would result in a sentence reduction. The most common types of illegal sentences frequently involve the inappropriate use of enhancements, consecutive inadmissible sentences, and the failure to designate a basis for imposing a high term. more information is available in the appeals, writs, and motions to vacate convictions section below. You can also call one of the attorneys at Spolin Law P.C. if you would like information about what applies to your particular case.
• Requests for Sentence Reduction California law allows for a number of requests that may result in a sentence reduction . most of these requests are based on the inmate’s character, including participation in educational programs, good behavior, moral actions, family support outside of prison, and other extenuating circumstances. Some examples of sentence reduction requests include AB 2942, sentence commutation request, Franklin hearings, etc. Sentence reduction requests are different from challenging the legality of a sentence. a request for sentence reduction is often based on the character of the inmate, while a challenge to the legality of a sentence relates to a legal error or a violation of an inmate’s rights. more information about these options is discussed in the section on appeals, writs, and motions to vacate convictions below.

To learn more about these broad categories of sentence reduction, or to receive an individual evaluation of a Wasco inmate’s case, contact one of the attorneys at Spolin Law P.C. at (310) 424-5816.

1. wasco state prison basics
2. visiting an inmate in wasco
3. sending letters & packages
4. inmate sentence reduction
5. appeals, writs, and motions to reverse convictions

appeals, appeals and applications for annulment of convictions

Wasco State Prison inmates are eligible for several types of post-sentence relief, depending on the facts of their cases. The award-winning criminal appeals attorneys at Spolin Law P.C. Generally, consider the options listed below for wasco customers. If you would like a more detailed explanation of the various options, you may call one of the firm’s attorneys at (310) 424-5816.

The probability of success for post-conviction relief varies widely, from extremely unlikely methods (eg, writ of error coram nobis) to methods that typically result in life sentences being overturned throughout California (eg, writ of error coram nobis). g., sb 1437). the likelihood for any given client depends entirely on the facts of your case.

main strategies available to wasco inmates

These strategies are available to certain Wasco State Prison inmates whose cases warrant the relief below.

1. direct appeals

1. post-trial appeal a direct appeal is available to wasco inmates in recently convicted matters. Generally, a notice of appeal must be filed within 60 days of the date of judgment. a direct appeal would raise issues that are present in the trial record. for example, a judge’s erroneous decision on evidence or a prosecutor’s inadequate argument can be raised on a direct appeal. these appeals go to the california court of appeals, although they can also go to the california supreme court in certain circumstances.
2. appeal after another ruling generally speaking, most Final judgments in trial courts may be appealed to the California Court of Appeals. therefore, the direct appeal method may be used if the trial court (“superior court”) denies a certain remedy, including a denied sb 1437 petition.

2. written

1. writ of habeas corpus a writ of habeas corpus generally raises issues that were outside the record at trial. for example, if a witness admitted to a friend that he or she was lying during the trial (but such a statement is not recorded in court), that type of information would enter into a writ of habeas corpus. Common writ of habeas corpus arguments include (1) ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) actual innocence, (3) prosecutorial misconduct, and (4) various other arguments related to matters outside the trial record.
2. coram nobis error order a coram nobis error order is filed to correct a fundamental error that does not fall into one of the categories of other appeals or orders. it is archived very rarely, although it is still used. An example of a coram nobis error order might be a filing seeking to reverse a sentence because the sentencing judge did not know the defendant was mentally incompetent.

3. applications

1. commutation request A sentence commutation request is a request for a sentence to be shortened. (“to commute” something is to shorten it). commutation requests are sent to the governor’s office. the last two batches of switches (at the time of this writing) occurred in December and August. during the december commutation, outgoing governor jerry brown shortened the sentences of more than 150 inmates, twenty of whom had been convicted of murder.
2. pc 1170(d)(1) ) new law ab 1812 (approved June 2018) amends section 1170(d)(1) of the penal code to allow a judge to modify an inmate’s sentence if doing so is “in the interest of justice ”. this avenue of relief generally involves a request to the cdcr, supported by a cdcr employee, which recommends such a new sentence.
3. other requests there are other requests for sentence reduction , including recent sentences. ab 2942 (involving applications to the district attorney’s office), as well as other submissions involving the inmate’s character. talk to a criminal appeals attorney for more details.

4. unique circumstance petitions

1. sb 1437 A few weeks before this article was written, spolin law p.c. attorney aaron spolin won a major case that overturned a life sentence for an inmate who had been convicted of murder. the firm’s attorneys used the new law sb 1437 (also known as pc 1170.95). the law allows for the expungement of a murder conviction that had been obtained under the old “serious murder” law. “Felony murder” means a case where an inmate has been convicted of murder due to a felony in which he participated, and where the inmate was not actually the one who killed the victim. a classic example of a case that falls under sb 1437 would be a bank robbery in which a co-defendant fired a gun that killed the victim.
2. franklin hearing a change Recent legislation allows for “Franklin hearings.” A Franklin Hearing is a request for resentencing that takes into account the youth, inexperience, and immaturity of an inmate who committed a crime before the age of 26. Hearings are supposed to take into account that people under the age of 26 are not fully mature and therefore less morally culpable compared to an older perpetrator.

For an individualized case evaluation of a Wasco State Prison inmate, call one of the attorneys at Spolin Law P.C. at (310) 424-5816.

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To learn more about the options that might apply to someone you know in Wasco State Prison, call an attorney at Spolin Law. We answer the phones live every day of the week, from 5 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday and from 6 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday. (310) 424-5816.