Sumner is home to the Lawrence Correction Center. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Sumner and Lawrence County Courts and courts of other cities in the Lawrence County area areas. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Lawrence Correction Center is located in Sumner IL, in the 62466-4915 Zipcode. This is in Lawrence County IL. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
Prisons in IL, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Lawrence Correction Center. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here:
jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here:
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Lawrence Correction 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.
Prisons and jails today charge for everything. You can expect to pay for soap, toothpaste, phone calls and stamps, books and even paper are all provided for a fee that is often many times higher than the price paid in the free world. Setting up an economical phone service so you can communicate without long distance charges is the first step. Then you should ask your inmate what else they will need and how you can properly send it.
Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Lawrence Correction Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Lawrence Correction Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.