California State Prison, Solano
Encyclopedia
California State Prison, Solano (SOL) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville
, Solano County, California
, adjacent to the California Medical Facility
. The facility is also referenced as Solano State Prison, CSP-Solano, and CSP-SOL.
SOL's 146 acres (59.1 ha) include the following facilities, among others:
until January 1992, when a separate warden was assigned. By 1998, SOL was so crowded that "emergency triple bunks" were added. A 2001 U.S. District Court
ruling and a 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals
decision supported the "right of Muslim
inmates" at SOL "to attend regular weekly religious services and wear beards in accordance with their faith."
In the last year 2008/2009 triple bunking has been removed and the gyms at this time are not holding inmates (Aug 2009). The inmate population was approximately 5500 in August 2009.
Vacaville, California
Vacaville, California is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Solano County. The city is nearly half way between Sacramento and San Francisco on I-80. It sits approximately from Sacramento, and from San Francisco...
, Solano County, California
Solano County, California
Solano County is a county located in Bay-Delta region of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. The county's population was reported by the U.S. Census to be 413,344 in 2010...
, adjacent to the California Medical Facility
California Medical Facility
California Medical Facility is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville, Solano County, California. It is older than California State Prison, Solano, the other state prison in Vacaville.-Facilities:...
. The facility is also referenced as Solano State Prison, CSP-Solano, and CSP-SOL.
Facilities
As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, SOL had a total of 1,308 staff and an annual operating budget of $158.4 million. As of February 2011, it had a design capacity of 2,610 but a total institution population of 5,050, for an occupancy rate of 193.5 percent.SOL's 146 acres (59.1 ha) include the following facilities, among others:
- Level II housing – Open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage
- Level III housing – Individual cells, fenced perimeters and armed coverage
History
The California prison construction boom between 1984 and 2005 was driven by years of increasingly tough anti-crime legislation, and began with the construction of California State Prison, Solano, which opened in August 1984." SOL was overseen by the warden of the California Medical FacilityCalifornia Medical Facility
California Medical Facility is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville, Solano County, California. It is older than California State Prison, Solano, the other state prison in Vacaville.-Facilities:...
until January 1992, when a separate warden was assigned. By 1998, SOL was so crowded that "emergency triple bunks" were added. A 2001 U.S. District Court
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
ruling and a 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals
United States court of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
decision supported the "right of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
inmates" at SOL "to attend regular weekly religious services and wear beards in accordance with their faith."
In the last year 2008/2009 triple bunking has been removed and the gyms at this time are not holding inmates (Aug 2009). The inmate population was approximately 5500 in August 2009.