How to Contact an Inmate at Clara Waters Community Corrections, OK (OK)

Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) processes incoming routine mail through an electronic mail vendor. This means routine mail not sent through eMessaging should be addressed to the vendor's address, not directly to the facility. Vendor addresses can change, so check the ODOC website for the current mailing address before you send anything.

You'll need to be approved before you can visit. ODOC requires all visitors to submit a Visitor Application Form, addressed to the Visitation Unit (not to the inmate): Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Attn: Visitation Unit, P.O. Box 11400, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400. Background checks are required for visitors age 18 and older, and approval can take up to eight weeks. The inmate will notify you once the process is complete. Planning ahead with the visitor list helps, too. Inmates can have up to 20 visitors on their approved list, and children under 18 don't count toward that total. Visiting days and hours vary by facility and the inmate's security level, but community correction center inmates are permitted up to ten hours of visiting per week (excluding holidays).

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Address incoming routine mail (anything that is not eMessaging) to the electronically processed mail vendor’s address.
• ✓ Check the ODOC website for the current vendor mailing address before you send mail.

• ✓ Pay chargebacks by money order only.
• ✓ Mail the money order to: Access Corrections, Attn: CB Repayments, P.O. BOX 28998, St. Louis, MO 63132.
• ✓ Write the inmate name, ODOC number, and facility name on the money order.
• ✓ Expect the reimbursement to include a $25 account reactivation fee.
• ✓ Plan for the inmate’s account to be restricted from receiving future transactions until Access Corrections is reimbursed or the issue is resolved.

1. Fill out the Visitor Application Form - ODOC requires a completed application for every visitor.
2. Mail the application to the correct place - Address it to: Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Attn: Visitation Unit, P.O. Box 11400, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400 (do not address it to the inmate).
3. Allow time for the background check (18+) - Background checks are required for visitors 18 and older, and approval can take up to eight weeks. The inmate will be notified when it’s complete.
4. Plan around the approved visitor list - The inmate can have up to 20 approved visitors. Children under 18 do not count toward that total.
5. Confirm the visiting schedule before you go - Visitation hours and days vary by facility and the inmate’s security level. Community correction center inmates are permitted up to ten hours of visiting per week (excluding holidays).

What to Verify

• ✓ The current electronically processed mail vendor name and mailing address listed on the ODOC website.
• ✓ Whether any specific mail formats are required for routine mail sent through the vendor (so your letter is processed without delays).

• ✓ That chargeback repayment still must be sent by money order only, and that the mailing address is still: Access Corrections, Attn: CB Repayments, P.O. BOX 28998, St. Louis, MO 63132.
• ✓ That the money order still needs the inmate name, ODOC number, and facility name.
• ✓ That the $25 account reactivation fee is still required.
• ✓ How long account restrictions typically remain in place after repayment is received.

• ✓ The current mailing address and any current instructions for submitting the Visitor Application Form to: Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Attn: Visitation Unit, P.O. Box 11400, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400.
• ✓ Whether the background check timeline is still up to eight weeks for visitors 18 and older, and how you’ll be notified.
• ✓ The inmate’s current approved visitor list status, including the 20-visitor maximum and how children under 18 are counted.
• ✓ The facility’s current visiting days and hours, and how holidays affect visitation (community correction center inmates are permitted up to ten hours per week, excluding holidays).