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• Mission, Vision & Core Values
• Membership Benefits
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• Immigration Project
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• Felony Case Consultation
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• Resentencing and Post Conviction Case Support
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Case Support

• Death Penalty Listserv (DPAP)
• Death Penalty Resources
• Trainings – Capital Case Defense
• Upcoming Death Penalty Trainings
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• ABOUT WDA’S IMMIGRATION PROJECT
• Immigration Enforcement
• Intake For NWIRP Advocates
• Resources for Civil Legal Aid
• RESOURCES FOR DEFENDERS
• RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS
• RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS
• WDAIP CASE ASSISTANCE
• Immigration Resources
• 2020 Legislative Updates
• Advancing the Well-being of Children of Incarcerated Parents
• Enhancing Educational Success for Children of Parents With Criminal Convictions
• Expanding Washington’s Prison Sentencing Alternatives for Parents
• Improving the Quality of Jail Visits for Children and Their Incarcerated Parents in WA State
• Making Temporary Care Arrangements for Children in Their Parent’s Temporary Absence
• See Us, Support Us Campaign
• Supporting Connections for Children & Parents Through Court Advocacy
• COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• IPP Intake Form
• Accessing Community Supports
• Child Caregiving (Safety) Planning for Noncitizen Parents & Caregivers
• Encouraging the Parent-Child Bond
• Planning for Return to Community
• Academic Professionals and Researchers
• Addressing Bias
• Family Separation
• Immigration Status
• Impact on Children With An Incarcerated Parent
• Mass Incarceration
• Termination of Parental Rights & the Child-Parent Relationship 
• Why Staying Connected Matters
• Practice Tools & Policies for Court Hearings, Attorney Communications, & Attorney Visits
• Resources for Child Abuse Investigations
• Resources for Psychological Evaluations in Child Welfare Cases
• Visiting & Calling Your Incarcerated Clients at WA Prisons & Jails
• Practice Tools Related to Child Abuse Investigations & Client’s Diminished Capacity
• City, County & Tribal Jails

Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Immigration Detention Centers
• Juvenile Rehabilitation & Juvenile Detention Centers
• WA State Department of Corrections

Setting Up Court Hearings

See wa doc information for setting up court hearings – website (external link), list of email addresses to contact wa doc legal liaison officers by facility: .

Keeping in Touch with Your Incarcerated Parent-Clients

Wa state jails:.

Jail Access Contact List (2015)-WA statewide-pdf

**UPDATED 10/6/2022** DOC No. 590.500 Legal Access for Incarcerated Individuals (e.g. court hearings, legal materials, etc.)

Please refer to this document (updated 3.22.2023) referenced in the Policy 590.500 for instructions on all forms of attorney-client communication.

**Starting Summer 2022 and until the DOC technology transition is completed, attorneys with clients at DOC prisons should refer to this IPP advisory on setting up confidential attorney-client telephone calls through Securus technologies.

Getting Defense Team members added to confidential call list .

Consider using this practice advisory to help advocate for your non-attorney defense team/staff having confidential calls.

*To find your client, use this search tool (external link)

*To find the facility website, use this map locator or search by facility name (external link)

Bureau of Prison Policies can be found here (external link), please type the name or the number of the policy into the search tool 

Telephone calls ( PS 5264.08) Unmonitored Attorney-Client Calls (pp. 10-12)

Note:  Frequency of calls may be limited unless the attorneys shows communication by other means (my mail or in person visits) is not adequate. 

Correspondence (PS 5265.14)  “Special Mail” (pp. 3-4)

Visiting Regulations (PS 5267.09 CN.1) “10. Attorney Visits” (pp. 12-13)

Legal Activities, Inmate (PS 1315 CN. 1)  “12. Visits By Attorneys” (pp. 15-17)

Other Western State prisons

Alaska doc:.

s, Inmate (PS 1315.07 CN. 1)

Attorney Visitation (p.4) (external link)/ Prisoner Access to Telephones (pp. 2-3)(external link)/ Prisoner Mail (p. 7)(external link)

Arizona DCRR:

Legal Access to Courts   Attorney Visits (p. 23)/Legal Calls (p. 22)/Legal Mail (p. 17)(external link)

California State DCR:

Litigation coordinators arrange attorney visits, among other things  (external link)

Colorado DOC:

Visiting an Incarcerated Individual at Colorado DOC (external link)

Hawaii Corrections:

Correspondence (pp. 5-6)/ Attorney Visitation (pp. 12, 15)

Attorney Access to Residents   (external link)

Montana DOC:

Attorney-Client Contact  (external link)

Nevada DOC:

Administrative Regulation 722- Inmate Legal Access   (pp 9-16) (external link)

Oregon DOC:

Professional Visit and Communication Guide (external link)

GET IN TOUCH

Washington Defenders Association

+1 206 623 4321

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Seattle, WA 98104

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One objective for the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) is to strengthen and support positive relationships with families, relatives, and friends of the adults in our custody. This survey is designed to gather information about your experiences while visiting Oregon DOC facilities. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey so we may better serve you.

Instructions:

This survey will take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Please rate all questions based on experiences from your LAST visit.  There is a comment section at the end of this survey with a 250-word limitation. Note: The visiting process at Oregon Department of Corrections generally includes staff from two sections – the visiting check-in/sign-in area (includes the lockers, metal detectors, sign in sheets, etc.) and the actual visiting room. Some questions within this survey ask you to rate the customer service of both areas. 

Introduction

In-person visits, visiting checklist.

• Identifi cation
• Appropriate clothing 
• Emergency medications
• Photos to share
• Approved items for your infant  (if applicable)
• Metal Detector Medical Exception Form  (if applicable)

What to Leave at Home or in a Facility Locker

• Non-emergency medications, prescribed or non-prescribed, are not allowed in the visiting room. 
• Smoking of any kind is not allowed within a correctional institution or on State of Oregon property.
• Cash or other negotiable instruments, other than $15 in quarters, are not allowed. 
• Cell phones, pagers, or other electronic devices are also not allowed in the visiting area.
• Weapons of any kind should not be brought into a facility.
• Metal buttons, body piercings, jewelry, underwire bras, and some shoes may activate the metal detector.
• Outer garments such as raincoats, ski jackets, and other garments that are lined are not allowed.
• Hats are not allowed to be worn inside the facility.

Anti-Drug Smuggling Information

• The Adult in Custody (video)
• The Visitor (video)
• The Law (video)
• What Should You Do (video)

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Minnesota Correctional Facility - Faribault

Custody Level: Level 2 Minimum, Level 3 Medium

Tracy Beltz, Warden

Daily Inmate Profile Information

Fax: 612-473-5066

Get directions

Faribault visiting will be closed on Saturday, September 28th, 2024.

Effective 08/29/2024 Faribault visiting will be open weekly during regular visiting hours. It is now open to schedule appointments for those dates.

Effective immediately, all visiting time slots are 2-hour visits unless specified as 1 hour non-contact or a pre-approved 3 hour visit.

Please see the following memo about the Free Email Pilot Program at MCF-Faribault.

Consulte el siguiente memorando sobre el programa piloto de correo electrónico gratuito en MCF-Faribault.

Please see the following memo about Temporary Mail Changes at MCF-Faribault. 

Visiting Department in Faribault has changes to the visiting schedule . Visiting is open Thursday – Sunday.

MCF-Faribault consists of a medium-security facility and a minimum-security unit located outside the secure perimeter. With a combined population capacity of 2,000 adult males, MCF-Faribault is the largest facility in the DOC system.

Notable Features

• MINNCOR Industries, including wood furniture manufacturing, laundry, cleaning products, and subcontract work.
• A 176-bed treatment unit for alcohol and drug abuse
• A unit designed to house geriatric and other individuals who are unable to care for themselves in a normal correctional environment
• The facility was originally a state hospital that was shut down in the 1980’s. In 1989, the Legislature authorized its conversion to correctional use.

Drinking Water Reports

Work Assignments/Programming

New Dimensions Chemical Dependency Program: In addition to primary treatment groups and activities, additional programming includes but is not limited to Effectiveness Skills, Domestic Violence, Health Realization/Mindfulness, Abused Boys Wounded Men, Parenting in Recovery, Lifeblood and Release and Reintegration.

General Education: Basic Adult Education, English as a Second Language, GED Preparation; leader for MN Standard Adult Diploma program 

Career/Technical: Computer Literacy, Microsoft Office Specialist, A+ Computer Maintenance, Small Business Management, Mechanical Drafting, Carpentry, Cabinetmaking, Advanced Cabinetmaking, Drywall Installation and Repair, Floorcovering, Heavy Equipment, Manufacturing Skills 

Supplemental Educational Programming: Career & Employability Skills, Forklift Training, MN Prison Writers Workshop, Reading is Fundamental

Life Skills Education: Parenting Education

Cognitive Skills: Thinking for a Change

Higher Education: College Transfer Coursework, College Preparation Coursework, and Accuplacer Testing, Full time AA program, Mechatronics, College Correspondence Courses

Transitions Pre-Release Programming: Pre-release class, Employment Seminars, Budgeting and Finance Seminars, Drivers testing

MINNCOR: Industry Diversified, Industry Woodshop, Industry Laundry, Chemical Bottling, and Sub-Contract Partnerships. 

Volunteer Programming: 400+ volunteers offering optional programming, including but not limited to, religious services, Alcoholic Anonymous, Alternatives to Violence

Behavioral Health Services:  

Services include assessment, individual and group therapy, and crisis intervention. Group therapy includes Anger Management, Adapt and Overcome, Emotional Intensity Disorder (EIM), Adjustment, Transitional Services Program, Supportive Living Services, Linden Support, Sleep and Anxiety, and Release and Reintegration, which are primarily available via a referral process.  

Miscellaneous:   

Apiary (bee) program, Restorative Justice, Long Term Offender Group, Bereavement and Loss, Prison Fellowship, Special Engineers/Boilers Operational Licensure Program, Safe Serve.

Visiting:  

Visits can be scheduled in advance by calling 507-332-4500 or using the Online Scheduling Option .

To schedule a visit over the phone, call during the following hours:

• 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Thursday and Friday)
• 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
• Note: We are unable to monitor visiting phones during closed hours

All regulations per Visiting Policy #302.100 will be followed. 

• All visitors must be on the approved visiting list
• All visitors must be listed on the scheduled visit - 4 visitors allowed on each visit
• No other person may join the visit at any time if not on the list
• Visitors must schedule a minimum of 24 hours in advance

As this is a new process, instructions will be made available to the visitor when a visit is set up.  

Visiting for Restrictive Housing population

The visiting department does not have information about J-Pay video visit. All restrictive housing visits are non-contact and conducted via video. Duration is 1 hour.

Saturday and Sunday

9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

• Call 24 hours in advance to schedule a restrictive housing visit
• Call (507-334-0700 or 507-334-4500) on Thursday/Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. and weekends during visiting hours
• All visiting applications must be sent to MCF-Rush City Attn: Visiting Unit, 7600 525th Street, Rush City, MN 55069

Visiting Regulations:  

Please read Visiting Information prior to visits.

Professional Visits:  

Visits must be pre-scheduled at least four days in advance. Visitor packets must be completed and submitted prior to scheduling a visit. Professional Visits are held on Thursdays from 11:30 am – 3:30 pm.  These visits are held in Sierra Visiting and must be completed no later than 3:30 pm. Privacy is given by limiting the visits to five per Thursday and spread throughout the visiting room. If there is a non-contact visiting restriction the visit will take place in the non-contact  area of the visiting room where the conversation will be held over a telephone with glass in between visitors. The incarcerated person may view necessary documents, but documents may not be left with them per visiting guidelines. To preschedule a visit or request a professional visitor packet, please email [email protected] .

There is no visiting on the following State recognized holiday

• New Year's Day
• President's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• July 4 (Independence Day)
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving and the following Friday
• Christmas Day

Directions: 35W south to the first exit to Faribault (Hwy #21). Go south (right) from the exit ramp. Go to third stoplight and turn east (left) onto Division St. Go to 6th Ave SE and turn south (right). Go to the next four way stop and turn east (left). The first road to the right will lead you into the parking lot of the visiting building. Park on the south side, away from the fence.