List of California state prisons
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This is a list of state prisons in California housing adult inmates administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
(CDCR). It does not include federal prisons, county jails, or California Division of Juvenile Justice
facilities located in California, or any of the private correctional facilities in Arizona, Mississippi, and Oklahoma under contract with CDCR housing California inmates to relieve prison overcrowding.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is responsible for the operation of the California state prison and parole systems. CDC&R is the second largest law enforcement or police agency in the United States behind the New York City Police Department which employs approximately...
(CDCR). It does not include federal prisons, county jails, or California Division of Juvenile Justice
California Division of Juvenile Justice
The California Division of Juvenile Justice , formerly known as the California Youth Authority , is a division of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that provides education, training, and treatment services for California's most serious youth offenders...
facilities located in California, or any of the private correctional facilities in Arizona, Mississippi, and Oklahoma under contract with CDCR housing California inmates to relieve prison overcrowding.
Facilities
- Avenal State PrisonAvenal State PrisonAvenal State Prison is a male-only state prison in the city of Avenal, Kings County, California.-Facilities:The structures on ASP's include "17 open dorm buildings, six 200-bed open dorm E-bed buildings, six converted gymnasiums, a 100-cell administrative segregation unit, and a 10-bed...
(ASP) - California Correctional CenterCalifornia Correctional CenterCalifornia Correctional Center is a state prison in the city of Susanville in Northern California.-Facilities:CCC's missions are "to receive, house, and train minimum-custody inmates for placement into one of the institution's 18 Northern California conservation camps" and "to provide meaningful...
(CCC) - California Correctional InstitutionCalifornia Correctional InstitutionCalifornia Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Cummings Valley, west of the city of Tehachapi in southern California. It is a supermax...
(CCI) - California Institution for MenCalifornia Institution for MenCalifornia Institution for Men is a male-only state prison located in the city of Chino, San Bernardino County, California. It is often colloquially referenced as "Chino." In turn, locals call the prison "Chino Men's" or just "Men's" to avoid confusion with the city itself...
(CIM) - California Institution for WomenCalifornia Institution for WomenCalifornia Institution for Women is a female-only state prison located in the city of Chino, San Bernardino County, California.-Facilities:...
(CIW) - California Medical FacilityCalifornia Medical FacilityCalifornia 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:...
(CMF) - California Men's ColonyCalifornia Men's ColonyCalifornia Men's Colony is a male-only state prison located northwest of the city of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, along the central California coast approximately halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.-Facilities:...
(CMC) - California Rehabilitation CenterCalifornia Rehabilitation CenterCalifornia Rehabilitation Center is a co-ed state prison located in Norco, Riverside County, California. There are approx 5000 male inmates at CRC...
(CRC) - California State Prison, Centinela (CEN)
- California State Prison, CorcoranCalifornia State Prison, CorcoranCalifornia State Prison, Corcoran is a male-only state prison located in the city of Corcoran, in Kings County, California. Also known as Corcoran State Prison, CSP-C, CSP-COR, CSP-Corcoran, and Corcoran I, it should not be confused with the newer California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and...
(COR) - California State Prison, Los Angeles CountyCalifornia State Prison, Los Angeles CountyCalifornia State Prison, Los Angeles County is a male-only state prison located in the city of Lancaster, in Los Angeles County, California. The first and only state prison located in the county, it is also referenced as Los Angeles County State Prison, CSP-Los Angeles County...
(LAC) - California State Prison, SacramentoCalifornia State Prison, SacramentoCalifornia State Prison, Sacramento is a male-only state prison located in the city of Folsom, in Sacramento County, California. The facility is also referenced as Sacramento State Prison, CSP-Sacramento, CSP-SAC, and occasionally, New Folsom or New Folsom Prison which was its official name prior...
(SAC) - California State Prison, SolanoCalifornia State Prison, SolanoCalifornia State Prison, Solano is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville, Solano County, California, adjacent to the California Medical Facility...
(SOL) - California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, CorcoranCalifornia Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, CorcoranCalifornia Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran is a male-only state prison located in the city of Corcoran, in Kings County, California...
(SATF) - Calipatria State PrisonCalipatria State PrisonCalipatria State Prison is a male-only state prison located in the city of Calipatria, in Imperial County, California.-Facilities:Although located about from the center of Calipatria, the prison is within the city limits. Called the lowest prison in the Western Hemisphere, it lies below sea level...
(CAL) - Central California Women's FacilityCentral California Women's FacilityCentral California Women's Facility is a female-only California Department of Corrections state prison located in Chowchilla, California. It is across the road from Valley State Prison for Women. It is the largest female correctional facility in the United States. It houses the State of...
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- Chuckawalla Valley State PrisonChuckawalla Valley State PrisonChuckawalla Valley State Prison is located south of Interstate 10, west of Blythe in unincorporated Riverside County, California. The prison opened in December 1988 and covers . Although the prison was designed to hold 1,738 inmates, in 2008-2009 it had 3,545 prisoners, with a staff of 873...
(CVSP) - Correctional Training FacilityCorrectional Training FacilityCorrectional Training Facility is a state prison located on U.S. Highway 101, north of Soledad, California. Randy Grounds is the current Warden of the prison.-Facilities:...
(CTF) - Deuel Vocational InstitutionDeuel Vocational InstitutionDeuel Vocational Institution is a state prison located in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California, near Tracy.-Facilities:DVI opened in 1953 and named for the late California state senator Charles H. Deuel who sponsored legislation establishing the institution. The facility has been...
(DVI) - Folsom State PrisonFolsom State PrisonFolsom State Prison is a California State Prison located in the city of Folsom, California, northeast from the state capital of Sacramento. Opened in 1880, Folsom is the second-oldest prison in the state of California after San Quentin and was the first in the country to have electricity...
(FSP) - High Desert State PrisonHigh Desert State Prison (California)High Desert State Prison is a maximum security state prison that houses level IV inmates located in Susanville, Lassen County, California.-External links:*...
(HDSP) - Ironwood State PrisonIronwood State PrisonIronwood State Prison is a state prison located in Blythe, Riverside County, California.-External links:* *...
(ISP) - Kern Valley State PrisonKern Valley State PrisonKern Valley State Prison is in Delano, California and is adjacent to North Kern State Prison. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution. This prison houses 5,013 inmates with a design capacity of 2,448. Kern Valley opened in June 2005 and has an annual operating budget of .-External...
(KVSP) - Mule Creek State PrisonMule Creek State PrisonMule Creek State Prison is a California State Prison. It was opened in June 1987 and covers located in Ione, California. The current population is 3,769 although it was designed for a capacity of 1,700. The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million...
(MCSP) - North Kern State PrisonNorth Kern State PrisonNorth Kern State Prison is a medium-security prison located in Delano, Kern County, California. Opened in April 1993, this state prison houses over 5,000 inmates. North Kern serves as a reception center for incoming inmates...
(NKSP) - Pelican Bay State PrisonPelican Bay State PrisonPelican Bay State Prison is a supermax California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison near Crescent City in unincorporated Del Norte County, California. The facility is explicitly designed to keep California’s alleged “worst of the worst” prisoners in long-term solitary...
(PBSP) - Pleasant Valley State PrisonPleasant Valley State PrisonPleasant Valley State Prison is a minimum/medium/maximum security state prison in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. The facility houses Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of Senator Robert F...
(PVSP) - Richard J. Donovan Correctional FacilityRichard J. Donovan Correctional FacilityRichard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a state prison located in unincorporated southern San Diego County, California, near San Diego. Its is a part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It is a facility. It is the only state prison in San Diego County...
(RJD) - Salinas Valley State PrisonSalinas Valley State PrisonSalinas Valley State Prison is a Californian state prison located 5 miles north of Soledad, in Monterey County, California.The prison consists of four yards: A, B, C, and D. Of the four, C is the most violent...
(SVSP) - San Quentin State PrisonSan Quentin State PrisonSan Quentin State Prison is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men in unincorporated San Quentin, Marin County, California, United States. Opened in July 1852, it is the oldest prison in the state. California's only death row for male inmates, the largest...
(SQ) - Sierra Conservation CenterSierra Conservation CenterSierra Conservation Center is a state prison located in Tuolumne County, California.-External links:* *...
(SCC) - Valley State Prison for WomenValley State Prison for WomenValley State Prison for Women is a state prison for women in Chowchilla, California. It is across the road from Central California Women's Facility.-Facilities:...
(VSPW) - Wasco State Prison - Reception CenterWasco State PrisonWasco State Prison-Reception Center is a state prison located in Wasco, Kern County, California.-External links:* *...
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