Alen Sams

Alen Sams appears in our public-records directory under DOC ID ar3809, recorded at CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) in Blythe, California. The roster lists him as male, approximately 40 years old as of today. The release date carried on the record is 2016-08-15, and our data flags the entry as historical.

Because this entry is historical, treat the facility procedures below as context rather than instruction. Phone accounts, mail routing and visitor approvals attach to active custody and stop being a route to anyone the moment he leaves the institution. To reach Alen Sams today, start with reentry after prison instead.

Alen Sams was booked into CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP). The charges, the court filings and how the case ended are highly classified records — they sit in court and law-enforcement records, which you can pull up in a Full record access. Our index currently matches 1 crime & traffic record to this name in California — charges, booking details, case history, earlier arrests, addresses and known aliases.

CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) is listed as Adult, operating at the State - medium custody level, in Riverside County, California. It is run by the California Department of Corrections. State systems set policy at department level and then vary it by institution and custody level, so the California DOC rules give the frame while CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) fills in the detail.

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What medium custody means day to day

Where most sentenced people are held: controlled but unescorted movement, accessible work and education programming, and contact visits on a published schedule. Classification reviews matter most at this tier — conduct and programme completion move people down, incidents move them up.

The index above reads the published custody level. It describes the institution, not the person — it says nothing about Alen Sams's conduct, charges or sentence.

Published capacity here is 3545 beds. Our directory holds 2,442 records tied to this facility — a count of everyone who has appeared on published rosters over time, not a live population. Browse the full listing on the CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) facility page, or compare institutions in the California directory.

The procedures below apply during active custody. Because this record is historical, phone accounts, mail routing and visitor approvals at CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) are almost certainly no longer a route to Alen Sams — they are kept here as context. To reach Alen Sams now, a public-records search is the realistic starting point.

Telephone — you cannot dial in

No number rings through to a housing unit. Calls are placed outward by the incarcerated person, through the telecom vendor holding the contract at this facility, which here is ViaPath Technologies (GTL). Your number has to exist in that vendor's system with money behind it before he can reach you. An unregistered or unfunded number is blocked, and the call fails without explanation on either end.

1. Open an account with ViaPath Technologies (GTL) at connectnetwork.com on the number you want calls to reach.
2. Add the DOC ID (ar3809) and CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP).
3. Fund it before the first call. Per-minute rates are FCC-capped since 2026, but vendor fees still vary.
4. Expect published phone hours, a recorded announcement and a hard time limit on every call.

Our ViaPath Technologies (GTL) guide covers account setup, real-world fees, and what to do when a deposit does not post. See also how to call an inmate and funding a phone account.

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Mail — the address format is not optional

Mail is the cheapest reliable channel and where most avoidable mistakes happen. Mail rooms sort on the identifier, not the name: an envelope missing the DOC ID goes back unopened, and repeat violations get a correspondent flagged.

USPS only — couriers are not accepted. Send letters, plain photographs (no Polaroids, nothing laminated) and cards without glitter, glue or musical inserts. Never enclose cash, gift cards or stamps; they are confiscated and can cost Alen Sams privileges. Detail in sending mail to an inmate.

Email and electronic messaging

Most institutions run monitored electronic messaging, here typically GettingOut messaging. It is not ordinary email: messages are screened, delivery takes hours or days, and in many systems the recipient must add you to an approved contact list first. Expect to buy message credits or stamps rather than a flat fee, with photo attachments costing extra. See how to email an inmate and how to set up a video visit.

Nobody walks in off the street. Every correctional facility in the country runs an approved visitor list, and you have to be on it before you arrive — not on the day, in advance. California requires a written visitor application and a background review before your first visit. Processing commonly takes two to six weeks, and an incomplete form is the usual reason for a rejection. Download the right paperwork from our state-by-state visitor application directory.

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What to expect on the day

1. Government-issued photo ID, every time — even if you were cleared last week.
2. Dress code is enforced at the door — nothing revealing, nothing resembling inmate or staff uniforms, no underwire where metal detectors are used.
3. Leave everything in the car. Phones, bags, food and tobacco are prohibited past the lobby; a clear ID holder and vending coin are the usual exceptions.
4. Arrive early. Late arrivals are turned away rather than squeezed in.
5. Confirm the schedule that week. Lockdowns, counts, staffing and weather all suspend visiting, rarely with notice.

Our visitation handbook covers approval, screening, contact versus non-contact visits and the common denial reasons. Whatever you read, call 760-922-5300 the day before you travel.

Trust-account deposits only work while someone is in custody, so they are not the right tool here. Support after release is a different problem: identification documents, healthcare, housing and income. Start with applying for SNAP, Medicaid and TANF after release, then finding work with a record and financial help for families, which lists benefits and nonprofits that often still apply after someone comes home.

These aggregates describe the directory, not any individual. They show the shape of the population recorded here alongside statewide figures — context for judging how typical a situation is, and nothing more.

Records associate Alen Sams with CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP), 19025 Wiley's Well Rd, Blythe, CA 92225. The map is reference only — he may no longer be at this address.

The first year after release is where most of the risk sits. Practical stability — an ID, an address, healthcare and an income — does more to prevent a return to custody than anything else. Our reentry roadmap covers the sequence, finding work with a record covers fair-chance hiring and how to handle the disclosure question, and building a better life after prison covers credit, housing and supervision compliance. If the conviction is now old enough, expungement or sealing may be worth pursuing.

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