The CDCR said the VSA app will first be used to schedule video visits at four state prisons: San Quentin State Prison, Valley State Prison, the California Institution for Men and the Central ...

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced a new tool to help friends and family visit inmates ... own video visits and receive instant confirmation. The CDCR ...

Video visits, which have been available at ... depend upon the number of active COVID-19 cases among inmates and staff at each prison. CDCR officials said these considerations may affect the ...

California prison officials are suspending in-person and family visits to inmates starting Saturday ... family visit is completed.” CDCR says it will offer video visitation during the suspension.

Eligible inmates will be allowed a free 30-minute video visit every ... The video visits will be secure due to encrypted communication, with CDCR ensuring only approved visitors join the call.

According to the CDCR, all 35 prisons in its system will start offering limited video visiting to enable friends and family to safely meet with inmates virtually. An additional 17 prisons will be ...

CDCR said weekend video visits were always meant to function as a temporary option made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic. Inmates will still be able to communicate with loved ones via tablet and ...

"Not only are jails cutting back on in-person visits, they are building new facilities to exclude that possibility entirely," Bertram says. Jails that have done this say video allows inmates more ...