Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center

Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is located in Vandalia Missouri.  It is a diagnostic facility that is responsible for the intake of female inmates.  Upon arrival, all inmate property is inventoried, they are then showered, photographed and fingerprinted and issued an identification number.  The inmate then attends an orientation program which explains the rules of the department of correction.  Mental and medical assessments are made and the inmate is given a classification status.  Using the information gathered during the assessment process inmates are assigned to a permanent facility.

Visiting Hours at Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center:

New inmates are allowed a single contact visit from up to five immediate family members within the first two weeks of their arrival (this can occur without an approved visitors application).  After this first visit, all visitors must have an approved visiting application on file in order to visit.  Visits then occur on the second Saturday of every month.  No minors are allowed to these visits.

Long term commitments at Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (includes minimum, medium and maximum custody inmates who are no longer in the diagnostic stage) are allowed visits on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30am-1:30pm and from 2:30pm-6:30pm.

Physical Address:

Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center
1101 East Highway 54
Vandalia, MO 63382

Telephone:

(573)-594-6686

Inmate Mailing Address:

Inmate Full Name, DOC ID Number
C/O Digital Mail Center-Missouri DOC
PO Box 25678
Tampa, FL 33622-5678