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    North Kern State Prison

    2.6 (8 reviews)

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    Ask the Community - North Kern State Prison

    Don't you just get in CDCR viapath and make an inperson visit? You do for video visits. How is it walk in only,what does that even mean?

    No the inmate has to send you a visiting form an you have to get approved , an if he's in reception he can do the video call on getting out app

    How long after inmates arrive to reception in Delano do they get to call a family member?

    They are supposed to get one call in the first week they get there and one each week there after...

    How inmates are treated xyfsix-kuWram-9xapxe?

    They get phone calls once a week in reception an NKSP an if they work they get one everyday

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    Kern Valley State Prison

    2.4(9 reviews)
    1.2 mi

    Parking is right at the visitor's entrance. (Not like CMF, where you have to park in a muddy field…read morethen trudge over to a surly greeting.) When you enter the visitor center, it is set up like 90% of the Cali prisons, so the toilets are on your right just past the "Wall of Fame" with the warden's photo. Clean bathrooms. Plenty of towels, and an air dryer. Very nice. The blocks are set up quite differently from most prisons. There is A, B, C, and D. You will get lost 10/10, but the cops walking around are very helpful. Even the guy in the gun tower pointed out where we were supposed to be. They do legal visits in person, with a conference table between. I give it four stars because five would have to be something spectacular, like they bring you donuts, but way better than just three. Would visit again.

    Wether this is a prison or not, treating people so nastily is inhumane. treat them like wild…read moreanimals and soon they will turn on you like a wild animal, psychology! they did searches and yes necessary and typical however my loved ones blankets got taken his sheets, his spoon for eating, tooth brush, his toilet paper, emptied his seasonings and coffee on the floor, took 3 of his white shirts, and other items that should of never been taken from him! you guys are ruining the ones that are trying to do good and just do their time and come home! the blanket thing is just sick because it's getting super cold in the cells at night. Then you try to call the prison and you can't speak to a person at all!!! there's no operator no information center and no wellness checks for loved ones! I hope the people that are comfortably doing this, get the karma they deserve

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    Wasco State Prison-Reception Area

    Wasco State Prison-Reception Area

    4.3(4 reviews)
    14.2 mi

    Highly recommended to detain those who have been found guilty. Thank you for your service for those…read morewho work behind the walls of this facility. Not an easy career and for that thank you for your service.

    I was treated wonderfully by the male Staff probably because…read moreI was the only white female they had seen under the age of 50 in months. Kinda creepy. I also was treated awful by any female staff. The front gate guy on weekends is super kind and very helpful. I commend him for maintaining such a level of professionalism while not being a butthead like most of the others inside the visitor center. Speaking of which, the little trailer outside where they send you if they feel threatened by the wire in your bra (or even better, your size a tits under a jacket with a slight hint nipple to be discovered by the ferociously deprived inmates) there is a nice Asian woman who won't speak English but is great with a pair of scissors. (They have a free bra wire removing service for your convenience.) the Hispanic man with his hair always jelled back nicely that works in the reception visiting center who tells you which window to go to isn't so much social, but kind nonetheless. He gets his job done without making you feel like a criminal. He also plays decent music (except during the holidays which I'm sure is against his will.) as far as the person who was residing there, he says 2.5/5 and he went to CMC to solitary confinement after because of the failure of his counselor to see him for 6 months at wasco and gave them a 3.9.

    North Kern State Prison - jailsandprisons - Updated May 2026

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