Ephrata is home to the Sunrise Community Facility. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Ephrata and Grant County Courts and courts of other cities in the Grant 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. Sunrise Community Facility is located in Ephrata WA, in the 98823-1984 Zipcode. This is in Grant County WA. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just 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 Sunrise Community Facility have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in WA each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Sunrise Community Facility is a State Prison facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Sunrise Community Facility 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.
Sunrise Community Facility is located in the PST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Sunrise Community Facility warden is Jodie McCallum. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Sunrise Community Facility by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Sunrise Community Facility. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.