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This is a list of state prisons in California operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). [1] CDCR operates 34 adult prisons in California, with a design capacity of 85,083 incarcerated people.
For comparison, in December 2019 there were approximately 71,200 people incarcerated in California county jails (based on average daily population), [2] 124,027 people incarcerated in California state prisons, [3] and 51,923 people on parole in California. [4] Santa Rita Jail Los Angeles Men's Central Jail 2 Los Angeles Twin Towers Facility ...
This page is a list of notable inmates currently serving time at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (formerly San Quentin State Prison). As of July 2023, there are nearly 4000 convicts located at the institution. [1]
The California state prison system is a system of prisons, fire camps, contract beds, reentry programs, and other special programs administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Division of Adult Institutions to incarcerate approximately 117,000 people as of April 2020. [1]
In 1851, California activated its first state-run institution. This institution was a 268-ton wooden ship named The Waban, and was anchored in the San Francisco Bay. [4] The prison ship housed 30 inmates who subsequently constructed San Quentin State Prison, which opened in 1852 with approximately 68 inmates. [5]
The California Correctional Center in Susanville, shown in 2021, was one of three prisons Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved for closure. It closed last year.
California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office anticipates a surplus of 20,000 state prison beds by 2027. Closing 10 state prisons could save billions to address fiscal challenges and ...
Roughly 8% of the people in BOP custody are in California. [1] For comparison, the March 2020 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) population report described 182,579 people under CDCR control. [2] BOP facilities are separate from immigration detention facilities operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).