Putnam Correctional Institution | East Palatka, Florida

128 Yelvington Rd
East Palatka, FL 32131-2112

(386) 326-6800
(386) 312-2219
Putnam Correctional Institution
Warden Edward Griffin
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1936
Medium, Minimum, Community
State Prison

Putnam Correctional Institution

East Palatka is home to the Putnam Correctional Institution. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in East Palatka and Putnam County Courts and courts of other cities in the Putnam County area areas. When FL residents are sentenced to a Medium, Minimum, Community prison, they are often sent to Putnam Correctional Institution. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Putnam Correctional Institution is located in East Palatka FL, in the 32131-2112 Zipcode. This is in Putnam County FL. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.

Prisons in FL, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Putnam Correctional Institution. 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 Putnam Correctional Institution. They can provide you with their individual allowed prison call times and visitation hours and open days. Every prison facility in FL has its own rules. Your loved one will generally be informed of the rules for that facility and any individual restrictions applied.

Putnam Correctional Institution is a State Prison facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Putnam Correctional Institution will be treated. 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.

Putnam Correctional Institution is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Putnam Correctional Institution warden is Warden Edward Griffin. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Putnam Correctional Institution has a current occupancy of 442. The total inmate capacity of Putnam Correctional Institution is officially 458. The living conditions at facilities like Putnam Correctional Institution are often determined by the level of overcrowding. Having to share a bed or having too many inmates in a tight space can lead to conflicts. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Putnam Correctional Institution by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Putnam Correctional Institution. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.
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