Shafter is home to the City Of Shafter Sheriff. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Shafter and Kern County Courts and courts of other cities in the Kern County area areas. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. City Of Shafter Sheriff is located in Shafter CA, in the 93263-2047 Zipcode. This is in Kern County CA. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
Prisons in CA, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of City Of Shafter Sheriff. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here:
jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here:
send postcards. Calling your inmate is the best way to get details about mail and visitation rules for City Of Shafter Sheriff. They can provide you with their individual allowed prison call times and visitation hours and open days. Every prison facility in CA has its own rules. Your loved one will generally be informed of the rules for that facility and any individual restrictions applied.
Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in City Of Shafter Sheriff by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at City Of Shafter Sheriff. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.