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Folsom State Prison
Folsom State Prison (FSP) contact, address, visiting, phone, mail and travel details. Confirm custody and current rules with the responsible agency.
Facility record · California
FSP · Represa · Sacramento County
- SecurityLevels I–III
- Population2,797
- Occupancy135%
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Folsom State Prison (FSP) is a state prison in Represa, Sacramento County, California. By capacity it is the 21st-largest of the 30 state prison records listed for California with a published capacity. It is one of 8 correctional facilities in Sacramento County, and California operates 30 state prisons in total.
Contact & details
CDCR Infrastructure Master Plan, Appendix 1 (May 2026), period ending 30 April 2026
Finding someone first
Nothing below works without two things: confirmation that the person is at Folsom State Prison, and their CDCR number. Book a visit without them and you will be turned away; post a letter without the number and the mailroom cannot route it.
CDCR's public search covers people in CDCR custody. A disclaimer must be accepted before searching, and CDCR states the tool is informational rather than an official record. County jail populations are held separately.
CIRIS — California Incarcerated Records and Information Search ↗
Visiting Folsom State Prison
This is what the institution publishes, in the order you will meet it: when visits run, how to get approved, how to book, when to arrive, and what you may carry in.
When visits run
Visiting open · 24 August 2026Get approved
You must be approved before booking. The incarcerated person first sends you a signed CDCR Form 106 Visiting Questionnaire. Complete that copy, then mail it directly to FSP’s Visiting office.
Send it to: Mail the completed questionnaire to the Visiting Sergeant or Lieutenant at the institution where the person is housed, addressed to the attention of “Visiting”.
What not to do: Do not mail the completed questionnaire back to the incarcerated person. Send it directly to FSP’s Visiting office using the current staff-mail address confirmed with the institution.
Most prisons use a DIFFERENT address for mail to staff than for mail to an incarcerated person. Use the staff address. A questionnaire sent to the inmate mail address does not reach Visiting.Book through the scheduling application
Use VSA for contact appointments. The Friday window is Thursday 6:00 a.m.–Sunday 11:59 p.m.; Saturday is Friday 6:00 a.m.–Tuesday 11:59 p.m.; Sunday is Saturday 6:00 a.m.–Wednesday 11:59 p.m.
Open the Visitation Scheduling Application ↗
Walking in: Friday sign-up begins noon, first possible placement 1:00 p.m., last sign-up 2:00 p.m. Weekend sign-up begins 7:00 a.m., first possible placement 8:00 a.m., last sign-up 10:00 a.m. A staff-issued yellow pass is required.
Non-contact and restricted-housing visitsNon-contact visiting is not a choice — it is what applies while someone is in reception (newly admitted to CDCR, or just transferred between prisons) or is segregated.
Arrive, and report to visitor processing
Arrive no more than 30 minutes before processing; late/cutoff rules apply.
Parking: No official facility-specific parking detail published; follow on-site signs/staff.
Where to report: Check in at visiting front door; staff-issued yellow pass required for walk-in sign-up.
Bring the right things, and only those
Allowed in
- Only CDCR-authorized screened property may enter.
Identification: Valid current photo driver/DMV ID, armed-forces ID, ICE ID, U.S./foreign passport, or Mexican consulate ID; paper renewal not accepted.
How many may visit: Five for contact visits; three for non-contact visits.
Bringing a child: Approved minors follow current CDCR birth-certificate/consent rules; verify before travel.
Video visits and cost: No current video fee published; confirm when scheduling.
Phone calls, money and mail
Phone calls
You cannot call in. CDCR states that it is up to the incarcerated person to initiate the call, and that calls are limited to 15 minutes. That single fact explains most of what families find confusing: the switchboard will not connect you, there is no voicemail, and a call arriving from an unfamiliar number is normal. What you can do from the outside is make sure the call can reach you — that your number is not blocked by your carrier, that it is not a VoIP or virtual number the system will refuse, and that whatever account arrangement the facility uses is set up and funded before he tries. For anything urgent, a message goes through the institution rather than the phone system.
Putting money on the books
Before anything else you need the person's CDCR number, from California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS), and their current location from CDCR's facility locator. CDCR then lists three routes. Electronic funds transfer through one of its vendors: GTL/ConnectNetwork, JPay, or Access Corrections. A lock box deposit, which CDCR states carries no fee when sent by money order, personal check or cashier's check: complete the Money Order Deposit Form with the sender's name and address, make the payment payable to JPay, and mail it to JPay, 2202 South Figueroa St, Box #3001, Los Angeles, CA 90007. CDCR caps this at $999.99 per money order, holds personal checks for ten business days, and warns that any letter or note enclosed with a payment will be discarded. Or send a check or money order to the institution itself. Vendor fees vary by amount and method, so check the vendor's own figure before you send.
Writing to someone here
Anyone may write to a person in a California state prison. Incoming letters are opened and inspected for contraband, then forwarded. CDCR asks that the envelope carry the person's full committed name and CDC number, the institution name, the P.O. box and housing assignment where known (CDCR states housing is preferable), and the city, CA and ZIP. The housing assignment is the part most people do not have: get it, and the CDCR number, from California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS), from the institution's Public Information Officer, or from CDCR's Identification Unit. Note that the address mail goes to is not always the institution's street address, so confirm it before posting anything you cannot replace.
Full committed name · CDCR number · housing
Folsom State Prison (FSP)
Inmate Mailing (all facilities): P.O. Box 715071, Represa, CA 95671
Full committed name · CDCR number · housing
Folsom State Prison (FSP)
General Mailing: P.O. Box 910, Represa, CA 95671
Getting there, and staying
Folsom has multiple branded lodging options. Confirm drive time to the visitor entrance, exact room, accessibility features, parking, deposit and cancellation deadline directly. SacRT’s Gold Line reaches Historic Folsom and current Folsom service includes Route 10 plus SacRT Flex. The former fixed Route 30 prison service was discontinued, so do not assume a regular bus stops at the visitor entrance; use SacRT’s current trip planner and confirm the return ride.
Confirm the last mile: SacRT trip and service information: (916) 321-2877. FSP main line: (916) 985-2561.
Where to stay
These are planning options, not endorsements. Rates and policies change; confirm any accessibility need in the exact room reserved.
Somewhere to eat
| Place | What and when | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald’s6612 Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom, CA 95630 | Official page lists 5:00 a.m. drive-through and 6:00 a.m. lobby openings | (916) 987-0151 |
| IHOP2525 Iron Point Road, Folsom, CA 95630 | Breakfast, lunch and dinner; official page lists a 6:00 a.m. daily opening | (279) 205-2432 |
| Hampton Inn & Suites Folsom breakfast155 Placerville Road, Folsom, CA 95630 | Free hot breakfast for registered hotel guests | (916) 235-7744 |
Local planning notes
Road check: Check Caltrans QuickMap and FSP’s live visiting page before leaving; prison operations, road conditions and overcrowding can change access.
Inside the institution
Historic secure main institution/Facility A and separate Minimum Support Facility outside main perimeter.
Restricted housing
RHU visits are one-hour non-contact visits scheduled in VSA.
Health care, programs and release preparation
These services differ by institution. The details below describe what this prison reports, not a systemwide promise that every person qualifies for every program.
Health care
Institutional medical/dental/mental-health care; CBI pathways by medical classification/referral.
Education, training and work
ABE, GED, adult high school, ESL, college/correspondence and CTE including masonry, maintenance, office services, welding, auto mechanics.
Preparing for release
Alpha Re-Entry life skills/recovery/parenting; New Start transition planning, job search, resumes, interviews, financial literacy.
Reported figures
These are the institution’s own returns to the state, and every group is dated. They have to be: the figures come from separate documents on separate cadences, and reading the whole set as one snapshot would be wrong.
Capacity and population
as at 30 April 2026How the population is housed
as at 30 June 2024Staffing
as at 30 June 2024Education and training
as at 30 June 2024CDCR Infrastructure Master Plan, Appendix 1 (May 2026) (Public record) · California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, SB601 Reporting (CC BY 4.0)
Guides that go wider than this institution
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