CDCR - California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF-CSP, Corcoran) — Inmate Records & Recent Arrests

SATF Corcoran: Inmate Lookup, Visiting Hours & Mailing Addresses

This page lists the inmate records we hold for the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran (SATF/CSP), one of the largest institutions in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. As its name suggests, SATF is built around treatment programming as well as custody, and it houses thousands of men across several fenced yards at 900 Quebec Avenue in Corcoran. The records below are a historical directory of booking and custody entries — a way to identify the right person and take the next step — not a live population count. For more on this facility — history, programs, and what to expect — see our full facility profile.

Locating someone at SATF

Because SATF is part of CDCR, the authoritative way to confirm that someone is held here is California's Incarcerated Records and Information Search, which you can query by name or CDCR number, together with the state's Facility Locator. On this page you can browse the records we hold by last name, gender, or age to narrow a common name, then verify the match against the state system. Keep the person's CDCR number handy — you will need it for mail, deposits, and visit scheduling, and it follows them if they transfer to another institution. It is common for a person to move between yards within SATF or to another CDCR prison entirely as their classification, program needs, or health situation changes, so if a letter is suddenly returned or a visit day shifts, re-check the locator before assuming anything is wrong. Corcoran sits in California's Central Valley, a considerable drive from the coastal metros where many families live, so it is worth confirming the current housing and schedule before committing to the trip.

Mailing addresses depend on the yard

SATF is large enough that it does not use a single mailing address — the correct post office box depends on which facility (yard) houses your person. General correspondence is addressed to the incarcerated person by name and CDCR number at the box for their yard: Facilities A & B — P.O. Box 5248; Facility C — P.O. Box 5246; Facilities D & E — P.O. Box 5242; and Facilities F & G — P.O. Box 5244, all in Corcoran, CA 93212. Every piece of mail also needs a complete return address. Sending a letter to the wrong box slows delivery, so confirm the yard through the state locator before you write.

Visiting hours at SATF

Visiting at SATF generally runs Friday from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday, and designated holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (holidays typically include New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). As with all CDCR institutions, you must be approved on the person's visitor list first and schedule through the Visitation Scheduling Application, and you should arrive with valid photo identification and within the dress code. Because a facility this size can adjust visiting based on operations, confirm the current schedule before making the long drive into the Central Valley. Our visitation guide for this facility covers scheduling, ID rules, and what you're allowed to bring.

Treatment programs that shape daily life

What distinguishes SATF is its emphasis on rehabilitation. The institution runs CDCR's Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT), an evidence-based model that combines medical care, cognitive behavioral intervention, and reentry planning. Programming is delivered in tiered pathways — an intensive outpatient track meeting about two hours a day, five days a week; a standard outpatient track a few days a week; and a life-skills track — so a person's daily routine may be organized around treatment groups, classes, and counseling. If your loved one is engaged in these programs, that participation can matter for their progress and reentry, and it is worth encouraging.

Money, commissary, and the restitution deduction

You can add funds to a person's trust account through CDCR's approved electronic vendors — GTL/ConnectNetwork, JPay, and Access Corrections — with deposits generally posting in one to three days. Be aware that if the person owes a court-ordered restitution fine, CDCR deducts a portion of incoming deposits toward it, so not every dollar is immediately spendable at the canteen. Money on the books lets a person buy hygiene items, food, and phone or tablet time, and it is often the most practical day-to-day support a family can offer.

Phone calls and messaging

Calls are placed by the incarcerated person to numbers on their approved list, and California has been moving its phone and tablet services to Securus, so check which provider is active at SATF before buying credits. Tablet messaging can be a faster way to exchange short notes than paper mail, though messages are monitored and are not instantaneous. For families making frequent calls, lower-cost calling options can meaningfully reduce the expense of keeping a steady line of contact open across a long sentence.

Reentry and why staying involved matters

Because SATF is oriented toward treatment and rehabilitation, a person's time here is often tied to a longer arc of recovery and reentry rather than just serving days. Completion of treatment tracks, work assignments, and educational or vocational programs can factor into a person's classification and, through California's credit-earning rules, potentially their release timeline. Families are a real part of that picture: consistent contact, encouragement to stay in programming, and help lining up housing, identification, and support for the day of release all improve the odds of a stable transition. If your loved one is working through the ISUDT pathways, acknowledging that effort in your letters and calls is a small thing that genuinely helps.

What our records mean, and next steps

The entries on this page come from public data and can lag behind transfers, releases, or status changes, and some fields may be incomplete — that reflects the source, not the person. Use a record as a lead, confirm it through the state locator, and then act: send a letter to the correct yard box, add money for commissary, set up cheaper calls, or simply encourage your person's participation in treatment. Everyone listed is presumed innocent unless proven guilty; a record here is not a conviction. Confirm anything time-sensitive with SATF, which can be reached at (559) 992-7100, before you travel or send anything.

Sources: www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/satf/, www.inmateaid.com/prisons/cdcr-substance-abus...