Search Gabilan Conservation Camp Inmates

Gabilan Camp Inmate Overview

Gabilan Conservation Camp #38 is jointly operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, commonly known as CAL FIRE. The camp address is 31801 McCoy Road, Soledad, CA 93960, and the listed phone number is 831-678-1873. CDCR identifies it as the only camp serving the CAL FIRE San Benito-Monterey Unit. It is centrally located in Monterey County, but it is a state custody assignment rather than a Monterey County Sheriff's Office jail unit.

The camp opened January 6, 1986. CDCR says Gabilan can operate six Type 1 fire crews for emergency response to fires, floods, earthquakes, and other disasters throughout California. Camp crews also support community fuel-reduction and public-service work. Research for this project did not locate a precise official bed count for Gabilan, so the capacity language should stay with the sourced six-crew capability rather than inventing a population number.

Gabilan's role makes its records path easy to confuse. The person is in state custody, but the setting does not look like a traditional prison page. The right search still starts with CDCR CIRIS. County booking language, bond questions, county commissary deposits, and Sheriff's in-custody roster steps do not fit this camp.

Gabilan Camp Custody Capacity

CDCR and CAL FIRE frame Gabilan Conservation Camp #38 by work-crew capability rather than a public bed-count figure in the materials reviewed. The sourced capacity point is that the camp can operate six Type 1 fire crews. That describes operational response capacity, not a published inmate population count. Because no official precise bed count was located in the research, the camp should not be assigned a made-up rated capacity or average daily population.

Minimum-custody camp assignment is also different from placement at Correctional Training Facility or Salinas Valley State Prison. People assigned to Gabilan are CDCR incarcerated fire-camp participants. They are there for emergency response, fire preparedness, conservation, community projects, and camp programming. If a person is not eligible for camp custody, is moved for classification or discipline, or transfers to another CDCR institution, the current location in CIRIS may change.

Gabilan Camp Inmate Search

Use CDCR CIRIS to search for a person assigned to Gabilan Conservation Camp #38. CIRIS is the statewide incarcerated-person locator for adult CDCR custody. It is the same search path used for Correctional Training Facility and Salinas Valley State Prison. The Monterey County Sheriff's In Custody Log is not the correct tool for Gabilan because the camp is not a county jail and does not process new local bookings.

CIRIS allows search by CDCR number or by name. A CDCR number is the strongest identifier because it follows the person through state custody. A name search requires last name and can add optional first name, middle name, age range, and commitment county filters. Results can show name, CDCR number, age, admission date, current location, and commitment county. If the person is not found at Gabilan, check whether CIRIS shows another CDCR facility, release, or no current state-custody result.

1. Open CIRIS and accept the disclaimer gate.
2. Search by CDCR number if family paperwork, mail, or prior results include it.
3. For a name search, start with last name and add age range only when results are too broad.
4. Check Current Location for Gabilan Conservation Camp #38 or another CDCR placement.
5. Call CDCR's Identification Unit at 916-445-6713 during weekday business hours if locator help is needed.

Gabilan Camp Contact

Gabilan contact information should be used for camp-specific questions. Questions about a fresh arrest, bond, county jail housing, or the Monterey County Sheriff's booking log belong to Monterey County Jail. Questions about statewide CDCR identity matching belong to CIRIS or the CDCR Identification Unit. The facility contact card below keeps those lines separate so a reader does not route a county jail problem to a fire camp.

Gabilan Camp Visits

Gabilan visits follow CDCR conservation camp visiting procedures. CDCR says visiting supports rehabilitation, but fire camps are not scheduled in the same way as regular institutions. CDCR's general scheduling page states that the Visitation Scheduling Application is not used to schedule video or in-person visits at fire camps. Visitors should use CDCR's fire camp scheduling instructions and confirm directly with the camp before traveling, especially because emergency response duties can affect availability.

Visitor approval still matters. CDCR visiting rules require approval before scheduling, and the incarcerated person normally initiates the application process by sending the signed form. Visitors should check identification, attire, property limits, and current camp status. Fire crew assignments, training, emergency deployment, modified program, discipline, medical status, or transport can make a specific person unavailable even when general visiting is open.

Gabilan Camp Mail

CDCR's general mail rules apply to adults in state custody. Mail should include the incarcerated person's full name, CDCR number, institution or camp name, and the correct housing or mailing information when known. The research reviewed for Gabilan provided the camp's physical address, but it did not locate a separate official inmate-mail P.O. Box for this camp. Because fire camp mail routing can be specific, confirm the mailing format with Gabilan staff or the current CDCR facility page before sending documents, photos, or books.

Money for a person in CDCR custody follows statewide CDCR trust-account rules. CDCR says to look up the CDCR number and facility location first. Electronic funds transfer can be sent through GTL/ConnectNetwork, JPay, or Access Corrections for a paid fee. Lock box deposits use JPay, 2202 South Figueroa St, Box #3001, Los Angeles, CA 90007, with the required coupon and no fee for money order, personal check, or cashier's check. Checks or money orders may also be mailed to the institution payable to CDCR, with the person's name and CDCR number, but CDCR describes a 30-day hold.

Gabilan Camp Assignment

Gabilan assignment is a state-prison custody placement. It is not the same as jail intake after arrest. A person enters county jail through booking and classification, then may later be sentenced and admitted to CDCR. Fire camp placement requires a different state-level assignment path tied to minimum custody and program eligibility. Once a person is assigned to Gabilan, the current location should appear in CIRIS if the locator data is current and the person's identity is matched correctly.

The camp supports emergency response and conservation work, so daily routines can be different from a standard prison yard. CDCR says Gabilan performs annual fire crew preparedness exercises. Its community work has included Marina Dunes planting and weed abatement, State Parks trail and site work, flood-control and vegetation work in Carmel and Del Rey Oaks, and vegetation reduction at Hollister Hills State Vehicle Recreation Area. Those project details show why the camp exists and why visits, phone access, and location status can be affected by crew deployment.

Gabilan Camp Programs

CDCR states that conservation camps offer rehabilitative and educational services, including substance-abuse programs, religious programs, GED, and college courses. For Gabilan specifically, CDCR lists Wildland Fire Chainsaw S-212 and forklift operator classes. The camp also supports a Mobile Kitchen Unit that can provide meals for staff assigned to emergency incidents. These services are part of the camp's correctional and emergency-response purpose.

The program context is useful when a search result shows Gabilan instead of a conventional prison. The person is still in CDCR custody, but the assignment is tied to minimum-custody camp work. It can change if eligibility changes, if the person transfers, or if CDCR reassigns the person to another facility. For local jail custody questions before a state sentence, use the county jail system. For state custody at Gabilan, use CIRIS and CDCR camp contact channels.