No prison is co-ed.

You can contact the inmate via mail only, immediately. Once they get settled, they can set up their call list. This might take a 1-2 day or maybe a week to get accomplished. They cannot receive calls, only make outbound calls. And they can also set up their visiting list. 

You would have to check with the staff at the jail. We are sure they keep the data.

Avenal State Prison (ASP) is the largest male-only prison in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) state prison system. The structures on ASP's 640 acres include 17 open dorm buildings, six 200-bed open dorm E-bed buildings, six converted gymnasiums, a 100-cell administrative segregation unit, and a 10-bed firehouse. It is a low-medium security or Level 2 prison with open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage.  Inmate programs include Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics anonymous, SAP, auto body, metal fabrication, plumbing and electrical, PIA furniture, warehouse and

The family has the option of picking up the body and making funeral arrangements. If no one comes for the body, there is a process for a burial in a public cemetery.

The postcard will get there in a day or two (the mail room staff decides when they will actually hand it out at mail call). The calls are different in every prison/jail. Where is he incarcerated? We will give you an honest estimate if we can help save you money, or not.

Yes, there are. The state prison system has no discriminations against women being guards in a men's facility. In fact, it occurs in all fifty states. 

E5 is a custody level, the highest. The E5 inmates are housed in high or maximum security prisons.

There is no guarantee about where an inmate will be placed. In most cases, if there is a same-security facility that fits the offender's custody status they try to keep them closer to home where more visitations are possible.

The jail is rated for 630 inmates/detainees and employs a staff of approximately 120. The local population averages 275-325 inmates/detainees. We do not have a current population number to report.