At the State level there are 33 facilities:
- Avenal State Prison (ASP) with about 7,580 prisoners.
- California Correctional Center (CCC) Susanville CA with about 6,000 prisoners.
- California Correctional Institute (CCI)Tehachapi CA with about 5,800 prisoners.
- California Institution for Men (CIM) Chino CA with about 6,200 prisoners.
- California Institution for Women (CIW) Corona CA with about 7,500 beds.
- California Men's Colony (CMC) San Luis Obispo CA with about 6,500 prisoners.
- California Medical Facility (CMF) Vacaville CA with about 6,500 beds.
- California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) Norco CA with about 4,200 prisoners.
- 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).
- California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC) Lancaster CA. Five facilities for minimum to maximum security levels for temporary housing and reception.
- California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) Repress CA.
- California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Vacaville CA
- California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF-CSP, Corcoran) Corcoran CA.
- Calipatria State Prison (CAL) Calipatria CA.
- California State Prison, Centinela (CEN) Centinela CA.
- Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) Chowchilla, CA
- Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) Blythe CA
- Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Soledad CA.
- Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) Tracey CA.
- Folsom State Prison (FSP) Repressa CA, opened in 1880 has about 4,000 prisoners.
- High Desert State Prison (HDSP) Susanville CA.
- Ironwood State Prison (ISP) Blythe CA
- Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) Delano, CA.
- Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) Ione CA.
- North Kern State Prison (NKSP) Delano CA.
- Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) Crescent City CA with 3,300 inmates.
- Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) Coalinga CA.
- Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) San Diego CA.
- Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) Soledad CA.
- 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.
- Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) Jamestown CA.
- Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW) Chowchilla CA.
- Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP) Wasco CA.
- 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.