What are the names of California's prisons?

Answer:
At the State level there are 33 facilities:
  1. Avenal State Prison (ASP) with about 7,580 prisoners.
  2. California Correctional Center (CCC) Susanville CA with about 6,000 prisoners.
  3. California Correctional Institute (CCI)Tehachapi CA with about 5,800 prisoners.
  4. California Institution for Men (CIM) Chino CA with about 6,200 prisoners.
  5. California Institution for Women (CIW) Corona CA with about 7,500 beds.
  6. California Men's Colony (CMC) San Luis Obispo CA with about 6,500 prisoners.
  7. California Medical Facility (CMF) Vacaville CA with about 6,500 beds.
  8. California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) Norco CA with about 4,200 prisoners.
  9. California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP-COR) Corcoran CA with a total of 5,557 beds in seven internal facilities (Level 1,Level III, Level IV, Administrative Segregation Unit, Security Housing Unit, Protective Housing Unit, Prison Industry Authority and a fully licensed Acute Care Hospital).
  10. California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC) Lancaster CA. Five facilities for minimum to maximum security levels for temporary housing and reception.
  11. California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) Repress CA.
  12. California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Vacaville CA
  13. California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF-CSP, Corcoran) Corcoran CA.
  14. Calipatria State Prison (CAL) Calipatria CA.
  15. California State Prison, Centinela (CEN) Centinela CA.
  16. Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) Chowchilla, CA
  17. Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) Blythe CA
  18. Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Soledad CA.
  19. Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) Tracey CA.
  20. Folsom State Prison (FSP) Repressa CA, opened in 1880 has about 4,000 prisoners.
  21. High Desert State Prison (HDSP) Susanville CA.
  22. Ironwood State Prison (ISP) Blythe CA
  23. Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) Delano, CA.
  24. Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) Ione CA.
  25. North Kern State Prison (NKSP) Delano CA.
  26. Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) Crescent City CA with 3,300 inmates.
  27. Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) Coalinga CA.
  28. Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) San Diego CA.
  29. Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) Soledad CA.
  30. San Quentin State Prison (SQ) San Quentin CA, opened two years after California became a state and is California's Death Row for men and houses about 5,200 prisoners.
  31. Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) Jamestown CA.
  32. Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) Chowchilla CA.
  33. Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP) Wasco CA.


 

At the Federal level:

  • Federal Corredtional Institution Drublin CA.
  • Federal Correctional Institution Herlong CA.
  • Federal Correctional Institution Lompoc CA.
  • Federal Correctional Institution Mendota CA.
  • Federal Correctional Institution Terminal Island CA.
  • Federal Correctional Institution Adelanto CA.
  • Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego CA.
  • Metropolitan Correctional Center Los Angeles CA.
  • United States Penitentiary Atwater CA.
  • United States Penitentiary Lompoc CA.
  • United States Penitentiary Victorville CA.
Contributor: C.Hainsaw
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