DRDC – Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center – Colorado

Know somebody in Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center? Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center is a state correctional institution in the Colorado Department of Corrections. This page gives you about anything one might want to know about Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center,like the following: How to locate an inmate at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center. Visiting an inmate at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center. The prisons’s phone number and address. Mailing or sending money to an inmate. And much more…

Official Name:	Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center
Year Opened:	1991
State:	Colorado
County:	Denver
DOC:	Colorado Department of Corrections
Security Level:	maximum
Warden Name:	Dona K. Zavislan

Return To Main Menu

Below you have the mailing address and street address for Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center. Use the mailing address if you are going to mail a letter or package to an inmate there, and make sure to use the physical address if you need to know the location of Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center.

Make sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures heading further down on this page if you are going to mail a package or letter to an inmate so that you correctly write the address, and use the appropriate protocol for mailing a letter or package. If you do not follow the appropriate protocol, the package or letter could get sent back.

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
DRDC – Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center
P. O. Box 392004 
Denver CO, 80239

Use the street address if you are going to visit a prisoner. You should read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information below if you are going to visit someone in prison.

Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center
10900 Smith Road 
Denver CO, 80239

Return To Main Menu

Prisoners don’t have phones in their cells, so you can’t call an inmate, but, there are some times when it is helpful to know the telephone number to Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center.

303-371-4804

State prison inmates can sometimes call out using various methods:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

Inmates don’t have fax machines, so you can’t send a fax to your inmate, but there are some times when it might be helpful to have the fax number to Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center.

This is the general email for the facility. You won’t be able to reach inmates at this address. If you want to find out how to email a prisoner, go to the Inmate Email heading below.

Return To Main Menu

Total Inmates:	31859
Total Staff:

To send a letter via email to a prisoner at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center you must follow an exact procedure to ensure that the message is received by the inmate.

Prison inmates are not allowed to access the Internet.

There are certain procedures that you have to follow when mailing a letter or package to a prisoner. If you don’t then what you sent might not get delivered.

Before you send anything, be sure to read the links below:

Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center officials will open and read all incoming general mail and packages. Received general mail and packages may be read as frequently as necessary to keep safety and security or monitor a problem regarding a certain inmate.

Here is the proper format for how you should address mail to an inmate at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
DRDC – Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center
P. O. Box 392004 
Denver CO, 80239

Return To Main Menu

Each state prison has a Commissary that was created to provide an account for inmate funds and for purchasing things not issued regularly by the prison.

Family, friends, or other sources may send funds into these Commissary accounts with the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can choose to send inmates money through the postal service and must send those funds to this address and do so in accordance with the policies written below:

The funds must be in a money order that is made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You are advised to use a U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be kept for a 15-day hold period, and during this hold period the prisoner will not have access to the deposit. The Bureau of Prisons will return funds that don’t have appropriate inmate info but only if the envelope it was sent it has a valid return address. Personal checks and cash will not be accepted so do not send any checks or cash.

Return To Main Menu

State prisoners are from time to time moved to different prison facilities around the state, so you may have to look up the location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Click the link here to look up an Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center inmate.
Inmate Search

To find other Colorado state prisons: Colorado State Prisons

Before you go to visit an inmate at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center, make sure you know the following:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Initial processing will begin at the Gatehouse at 8:15 a.m. and end at 10:00 a.m.; it will begin again at 11:30 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.

There will be no visiting on legal holidays unless they fall on normal visiting days.

Visits will not be processed for those visitors who arrive at the Gatehouse between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. or after 2:15 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday 8:30 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.
All non-segregated offenders are allowed contact visits.

Saturday/Sunday 8:30 a.m. through 3:00 p.m.

Every Colorado state prison has its own policies for prisoner visitation and these rules are changed frequently. The rules listed here might be changed now, so be sure to also read Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center’s official website to get the most recent visitation procedures.

The visitation officer ensures all visitors sign the prison visitors log when entering the visitation area and upon leaving.

Picture ID of visitors is required. Appropriate forms of ID are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state photo ID is acceptable.

For everything shown below, go to the main prison facility site as this info changes frequently:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

Return To Main Menu

Details about Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center prison records coming.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Section about Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center death row coming soon.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

More information about Colorado parole process coming soon.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Section about getting released from Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center will be posted ASAP.

Adult Basic Education/ Special Education
General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D)
Basic Computer Skills
Alcoholics Anonymous / Narcotics Anonymous – 12 Step Programs
Anger Management
Arts and Crafts
Read to the Children
Infirmary: In-Patient Dealing with Chronic Illness
Library
Parenting
Reintegration / Pre-Release Class
Religious / Spiritual Enrichment
Special Events

Return To Main Menu

Section about life at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center coming soon.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A section on news at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center will be posted ASAP.

A Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center photo section will be posted ASAP.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center.

If you have any photos of Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Looking for a job at a correctional facility? Do you have experience? Have you worked at a correctional facility before?

Return To Main Menu

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• You have the right to protection from the accused.
• You have the right to notification.
• You have the right to attend proceedings.
• You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• You have the right to restitution.
• You have the right to a speedy trial.
• You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

Click here to tell about all about it

Return To Main Menu

More information about Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center inmate family resources to be added later.

A history section to be added later.

Such as:

• Famous Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other Colorado State Prisons: Colorado State Prisons

Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center Links

Colorado Department of Corrections Links

Coming soon.

Return To Main Menu

Have you ever been an inmate at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center? Do you know anybody that spent time there? Have you ever been to visit someone at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center?

If your answer is yes, then please write a review about it. Write about your experience because others will know what to expect.

What to write in your review:

• Prison conditions
• Prison facility and layout
• Guards and prison staff
• Food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Safety
• Prison gangs
• Prisoner activities and programs

If you are currently an inmate at Denver Reception & Diagnostic Center, post your mailing address if you would like people to be able to send you a letter.

Return To Main Menu

9127