Description of Facility
North Kern State Prison is comprised of five main facilities labeled Facility A, B, C, D, and M.
Facility A is comprised of five level III housing units for general population inmates. Offenders who are housed here provide institutional support work.
Facility B is comprised of six reception center housing units.
Facility C is comprised of six dormitory style housing units for minimum to medium custody inmates.
Facility D is comprised of six buildings, 1-5 house general population reception center inmates, while building six houses an Administrative Segregation Unit.
Facility M is a minimum support facility that provides workers for institutional maintenance, housekeeping, landscaping, and support.
Inmates at North Kern State Prison are allowed the following through the mail:
As of January 1, 2023 all calls made by inmates are free of charge.
To send money to an inmate incarcerated in California you will need their current location and their CDCR number.
Find an inmate's CDCR number, current location, and sentencing information by searching the 
You must have an approved visitors application on file before you can attend a visit. You must request from the inmate CDCR Form 106. This is the California Visiting Questionnaire form and it must be signed by the inmate before you can fill it out and send it back to the facility at the inmate mailing address and add: "Attention: Visiting".
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