CENTRALIA Correctional Center

[artist09]

thank you so much!

[Kaila3]

thank you this helped me so much!

[Jackysmommy85]

Hi, I'll be visiting Centralia for the first time and our 3yr old is coming with. What are we allowed to take in with us? Can i bring a plastic bag with diapers and wipes? Also what is the nearest hotel chain?

[Forevermah]

Hi, I'll be visiting Centralia for the first time and our 3yr old is coming with. What are we allowed to take in with us? Can i bring a plastic bag with diapers and wipes? Also what is the nearest hotel chain?

Welcome to IPT!  Usually they make you change the baby before you go in for the visit and then you are allowed to take in a diaper and wipes. You'll have to see if someone who visits Centralia has the answers for you, or you can call the visiting room at Centralia and ask to be sure you know 100% what their procedures are.

Hope you have a great visit!

[tracyk]

Centralia changed alittle when you get there now you give them your id tell them your loved ones number go in get patted down come back out sign in then you getted patted down again before getting out of the main gate if you have cell phone liter or anything like that on you they wont let you visit that day just giving heads up for the ones that have a long drive

[billswife97]

i was there yesterday and saw at least 3 people turned away.

[tracyk]

i saw 1 last week and just left there and saw 2 when i was leaving

[willan23]

My son just got transferred to centrailia from R&C finally.  Any info any of you can provide on the facility would be appreciated.  are they in cells or dorms?  do they get out of their cells more than they do at stateville?  i'm hoping he can take more than 1 shower a week, that was just killing him while he was in R&C

[billswife97]

my husband is just there temporarily for court. so i don't know to much bu will tell you what i do know. he said they r out of there cells pretty much all day except at count time. he taxes a shower once a day. they r in cells. i hope my limited info helped a little. i am sure someone who has more knowledge of that facility will be along to answer more for you.

[Kaila3]

if this helps any of yall any my older brother is in centralia and its really not a bad prision when i went to visit the security guards were really nice, yu had to buy a 50 cent locker, and my advice bring ONE SINGLE DOLLAR BILL so that you can buy a debit card you can put up to $20 on so you can get food there and you can also buy your inmate food too. im just warning you its vending machince food and the burgers arent to great haha. butall you had to do is fill out paper work, get searched twice & go through a metal decator and then they stamp your hand with invisible ink. then they give you a pass and you walk to the next builiding. also if you have a baby or child with you make sure  you bring your own diapers & wipes because if you have to change your baby you have to do it infront of the security guard. but also if you take a minor with you and they arent with their parent then you have to have a letter from the warden giving you permission to let your child go with another adult. the letter has to be noterized and you have to bring a extra copy of the noterized letter and the wardens approval letter. we had my nephew ( my brothers baby boy) with me my dad and his grandma but they wouldnt let him go in to see his daddy on easter because his mom wasnt there :( it was a bummer. but anyways sorry i got side tracked after you walk to the next buliding you go through a big glass door and you put your hand under this light that shows the invisible ink on your hand and then after that they let you through to the next big glass door and you have to do that one more time then they will let you in the visiting room. when you get to the visit room you will see your inmate seated at a table and you can go and sit by them and have up to mabye a 4 hour vist. it was really nice & i will agree its one of the better prisions. but also more adivce make sure that you take less as possible with you or leave everything in your vehicle and make sure you park on the right side of he parking lot or they will make you go out and move your vehicle and it takes more time. hope this helped anyone.

[Kaila3]

one more thing, make sure you bring your ID every time and you know your inmates number. those are the main things you will need everytime. hope everyones visit goes gooood!!!!
my brother said that they have their own key to their cell, they dont have to be escorted anywhere they have a library a gym, the yard, and schooling there. he said the food is terrible though the only way he could describe it is aafter you get done washing dishes the nasty shit in the bottom of the sink drain you pull out hahahah. everything is so expensive there. so money is a needed thing too. if anyone has any questions feel free to ask. im going there again not this weekend but the next.(: