British Columbia Inmate Care Packages & Facility Guide

If you are considering a care package for someone in British Columbia, first distinguish a federal CSC institution from a BC provincial correctional centre. The institution must confirm whether it accepts outside-vendor packages and which items it allows.

How to send a package to a British Columbia inmate

Confirm the recipient's full name, identification number and complete facility mailing address. Ask the institution whether outside vendors are accepted, which products are permitted and what shipment limits apply before paying.

Federal CSC institutions

Examples include Matsqui Institution and Fraser Valley Institution for Women. The receiving institution must confirm its own mail and third-party vendor policies.

Provincial custody facilities

Surrey Pre-Trial Services Centre and Okanagan Correctional Centre are examples of facilities under BC Corrections. Their policies may differ from federal institutions and each other.

British Columbia prison commissary vs. care packages

A commissary purchase or deposit is not the same as sending a parcel from an outside vendor. Confirm the institution accepts third-party packages before ordering.

Listed Adult Custody Facilities

Fraser Valley Institution, Abbotsford — CSC (Government source)
Kent Institution, Agassiz — CSC (Government source)
Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village, Harrison Mills — CSC (Government source)
Matsqui Institution, Abbotsford — CSC (Government source)
Mission Institution, Mission — CSC (Government source)
Mountain Institution, Agassiz — CSC (Government source)
Pacific Institution, Abbotsford — CSC (Government source)
William Head Institution, Victoria — CSC (Government source)
Alouette Correctional Centre for Women — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Ford Mountain (Xàws Schó:lha [house-Shhka-law]) Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Nanaimo Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
North Fraser Pretrial Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Okanagan Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Prince George Regional Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Surrey Pretrial Services Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre — Provincial/territorial (Government source)

Confirm package acceptance and mailing requirements directly with the receiving facility before ordering.

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