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Can Inmates at California Conservation Camps Use Facebook?

Do inmates at three lakes valley conservation camp have access to FB or internet? Can my iate send a message to me on FB?

Asked: October 27, 2018
Author: Tamara
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Officially no. California conservation camps, including Three Lakes Valley, are minimum security facilities where inmates work on fire suppression, conservation projects, and similar outdoor assignments. Internet access and social media are prohibited across all California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities regardless of security level. There is no authorized pathway for an inmate at any CDCR facility to access Facebook or send you a message through social media.

The unofficial picture is different, and conservation camps are actually more vulnerable to this than higher security facilities for a straightforward reason. Minimum security means reduced surveillance, more movement, more contact with the public during work assignments, and less rigorous screening than you would find at a higher custody facility. The combination of those factors makes it easier for smartphones to find their way in, whether through a sympathetic guard, a visitor, or contact made during an outside work detail.

If you are receiving Facebook messages or seeing social media activity from someone at Three Lakes Valley, it is almost certainly coming through a contraband phone. That is a serious infraction that carries significant consequences if discovered, including removal from the camp program, loss of the privilege of minimum security placement, and potentially new criminal charges under the law that made possession of a cell phone by an inmate a federal crime.

If your person is reaching out through Facebook and you care about their situation, the most helpful thing you can do is encourage them to use legitimate communication channels instead. The risk of losing camp placement over a social media message is not worth it when letters, phone calls, and email through CorrLinks are all available.

https://www.inmateaid.com/ask-the-inmate/can-inmates-at-california-conservation-camps-use-facebook#answer
Accepted Answer Date Created: October 28,2018
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How can you find out if the institution that your inmate is at can receive video visitition or email visitation. Any suggestions? How do I find out if a my inmate has received my my letters, pics and post cards, if they were sent through the inmate aid online service??? Any insight would be helpful. Thank you and god bless!!!
you should call the unit secretary where your inmate is incarcerated. they are usually very helpful. just be polite and humble, it'll go a long way to getting the information you seek. InmateAid has been doing this for millions of users every month since 2012. You can trust them to get your pictures and letters through to the inmate.
When your inmate is released from prison, do they always get sent back to the county in which they were originally arrested and convicted in? If not, what circumstances and situations would make it where they could be released to another county, under a different jurisdiction?? And is this a common thing to occur or not?
It can and does happen, but the original county makes that decision. the released needs a stable job, place to live with a safe setting. Also, there will be a new PO assigned if that transfer is granted