Menard is home to the IL DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Menard and Randolph County Courts and courts of other cities in the Randolph County area areas. The listed address of IL DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center is PO Box 711. This is facility is located in Menard, IL, 62259-0711. This city is in Randolph. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Maintaining contact with friends and family is important for the health and wellbeing of both inmates and their family. Sadly, many prisons don't make this easy. Phone charges of up to $14 a minute for long distance calls create financial burdens on inmate families who must pay for these calls. Thankfully services from Securtel help avoid these additional charges by creating a local phone number an inmate can call that will connect to any long-distance number. By eliminating the long-distance surcharge, inmates can talk to friends and family at the local rate no matter where they might live. You can set this up with Securtel.coml at
inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like IL DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in IL each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Il DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center is a State Prison facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at IL DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Il DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in IL DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at IL DOC - Menard Reception & Classification Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.