Chowchilla Family Express is temporarily closed until the state contract is awarded. Please contact us in March for an update.

Welcome to the Chowchilla Family Express! We provide FREE TRANSPORTATION for the families and loved ones of the women incarcerated at the two prisons in Chowchilla, California to come visit.

Each weekend one of our buses leaves from a different majordty in California to take people to Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) and the central California Women's Facility (CCWF). Please see our schedule under Bus rider info.

This program is fully funded by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation through the Office of Female Offender Programs and Services, and administered in partnership with the Center for Restorative Justice Works to promote family reunification.