Abel Ernesto Chacon - Public Records, Crime Info, Case History

Abel Ernesto Chacon appears in our inmate records directory under federal register number 18046-085, listed at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Sheridan in Sheridan, Oregon. The roster records him as male, 39 years old at the time of listing. A release date of 2022-03-10 is on file for this entry.

Everything below is about staying connected to Abel at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Sheridan. Record at a glance holds the identifiers on file — you'll need the federal register number on anything you send. Charges & case history explains what this listing does not tell you about the case, and where those records actually live. Staying in touch covers phone calls through ViaPath Technologies (GTL) and the exact envelope format for mail. Visiting explains how to get onto the approved visitor list, and money & care packages covers trust-account deposits via MoneyGram or Western Union and the approved package vendors. Roster context shows how this record compares with the rest of the facility's data, bail & court explains what happens next in the case, the FAQ answers what families ask most, and about this record explains where the data comes from and how to request a correction or removal. For anything not covered here, the facility itself is the fastest answer — call 503-843-4442.

Facility Information

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Sheridan is part of the federal system operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. People held in BOP custody have been charged with or sentenced for federal offenses, and nearly everything about staying in touch is standardized nationwide: mail rules, the TRULINCS/CorrLinks messaging system, and commissary deposits routed through the national lockbox all work the same way at every BOP institution.

The one identifier that matters everywhere in this system is the federal register number — for this record, 18046-085. Letters, deposits, and visit applications that omit it are rejected as a matter of policy, and the BOP's own online locator tracks Abel by that number through any transfer between institutions.

This page tells you Abel is in custody — not why. Rosters never show the charges or the sentence behind them. That part of the story lives in court records. The quickest way to see it is a paid records search on Abel Ernesto Chacon — charges, court records, and any past arrests, in one report.

Prefer the free route? Call the clerk of court in Yamhill County — they keep the official case file. Not sure who to call? Start with this guide, and keep the glossary handy for the legal jargon.

Phone calls — they call you, never the reverse

There is no number that rings through to Abel. Every call starts from inside, routed through the phone contractor at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Sheridan — here that's ViaPath Technologies (GTL). Your number must be registered and funded in that system first, or the call simply fails. Rates are the sore point: our guide on why inmate calls cost so much explains the fees, and how to lower the cost of jail and prison calls walks through the workarounds — or skip the hassle with our flat-rate calling plan ($10/month for 500 minutes).

Mail — the cheapest channel, and the easiest to get wrong

Mailrooms sort by identifier, not by name. Use exactly this format:

USPS only, no glitter, stickers, Polaroids, or enclosures of cash and stamps — the full rejection list is in how to address mail to an inmate and what to write (and what gets rejected). Or write it online and let our letter service handle printing, formatting, and postage.

Electronic messaging

Monitored messaging here typically runs on CorrLinks (TRULINCS). Federally, Abel sends you an invitation from TRULINCS and you accept it on CorrLinks before any message flows — attachments and links are stripped. Compare every system in our inmate service provider directory.

No facility in the country lets you walk in unannounced — you must be on Abel's approved visitor list before you travel. In the federal system Abel initiates it: they add you to their list, you complete the Visitor Information Form (BP-A0629), and the unit team's decision comes back through Abel, not to you directly. Budget several weeks.

On the day

1. Bring government photo ID — every visit, even if you were cleared last week.
2. Dress conservatively. Anything resembling inmate or staff clothing gets you turned away at the door.
3. Leave phones, bags, and food in the car — almost nothing is allowed past the lobby.
4. Arrive early. Late visitors are rescheduled, not squeezed in.
5. Call ahead at 503-843-4442. Lockdowns and staffing cancel visiting hours with little notice.

Cash never reaches Abel directly — deposits land in a facility-held trust (commissary) account used for hygiene items, extra food, stamps, and phone credit. Federal deposits use the BOP's national routes: MoneyGram (receive code 7932), Western Union Send2Corrections, or a money order to the BOP National Lockbox in Des Moines — never mailed to the institution itself. Whichever route you use, enter the committed name and the federal register number (18046-085) exactly as they appear on this record — one wrong digit strands a deposit for weeks. A USPS money order to the facility's business office, with the identifier on the memo line, works almost everywhere when the vendor is unclear.

Deposit platform walkthroughs: JPay, ConnectNetwork, Access Corrections, and TouchPay.

Care packages come from vendors, not your kitchen

Hand-packed boxes are refused nearly everywhere; facilities route packages through approved suppliers like Access Securepak, Union Supply Direct, and Walkenhorst's, often on quarterly windows with weight caps. Our guide to what you can send in a care package covers the universal rules — or use our care package service and we'll match the contents to Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) - Sheridan's own list.

At a federal prison, the bail window has usually closed — release now runs through good-time credit, parole review, and appeals rather than a bond. What families can still do: keep contact steady (it's weighed in parole decisions), help gather documents for counsel, and watch the court docket in the sentencing county for post-conviction motions. If Abel has a separate open case, the clerk of that county can tell you whether any bond applies — our guides on how bail works and bond costs cover that path.

The corrections glossary explains the terms that come up in parole paperwork, and the release date on this record (2022-03-10) is the projection to plan reentry support around.