Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: Locating an inmate

Thanks for your posting. The California Department of Corrections has an inmate locator system, which is described in detail on their website, http://www.cdc.state.ca.us/inside/howtocontact.htm

If you do not know where an inmate is located, here are the instructions:

Those people who don�t know where an inmate is housed may contact the Department�s ID Warrants unit at (916) 445-6713. A date of birth will be required if the person they are inquiring about has a common name.

The visitation rules are different for each facility, so you will need to contact the facility or listen to their recorded instructions for days, hours, and procedures for visiting an inmate. If he is still in San Luis Obispo, here is the information:

California Men�s Colony

P.O. Box 8101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93409-8101

PIO: (805) 547-7948

Finally, you asked how to get a release date, and that is set by the prison based upon the total amount of credits, and his behavior (for good/work credit time) while in prison.

The normal procedure is for the inmate to request an estimated release date,which they will print out for the inmate.