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North Kern State Prison (NKSP) is a medium-security prison located in Delano, Kern County, California. Opened in April 1993, this state prison has a design capacity of 2,694 incarcerated people. North Kern serves as a reception center for incoming inmates.
Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) is a male-only state prison in Delano, California. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. The facility is adjacent to North Kern State Prison and has an annual operating budget of US$123 million.
FSP is the only California State Prison currently housing men and women. High Desert State Prison: HDSP Lassen: 1995 Yes 2,324 3,286 141.4% Ironwood State Prison: ISP Riverside: 1994 Yes 2,200 3,203 145.6% Kern Valley State Prison: KVSP Kern: 2005 2,448 3,534 144.4% Mule Creek State Prison: MCSP Amador: 1987 3,284 3,948 120.2% North Kern State ...
North Kern State Prison in Kern County is operating at 153% percent capacity, Avenal State Prison in Kings County at 150% and Valley State Prison in Madera County at 148%.
In May, Sidney Kang, 31, and Alfredo Valenzuela, 50, were killed at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano within six days of each other. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times . Show ...
An urgent manhunt is underway for a convicted killer who escaped from a prison van while being taken to court. Cesar Hernandez, 34, staged the daring escape at around 10:45 am on Monday morning as ...
Delano is also home to two California state prisons, North Kern State Prison and Kern Valley State Prison. The Voice of America once operated one of its largest, most powerful shortwave broadcast facilities at a station outside Delano at 35°45′15″N 119°17′7″W / 35.75417°N 119.28528°W / 35.75417; -119.
Officials believe a convicted murderer who escaped from custody Monday likely is no longer in the Delano area, but are continuing their search. "Investigators have determined the security risk ...