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California State Correctional Facilities



	Year Opened	Security Level*
Avenal State Prison (ASP) Kathy Mendoza-Powers, Warden (A) #1 Kings Way Avenal, CA 93204 P. O. Box 8 Avenal, CA 93204 (559) 386-0587	January 1987	II
Calipatria State Prison (CAL) Warden: Silvia Garcia (A) 7018 Blair Road P.O. Box 5001 Calipatria, CA 92233-5001 (760) 348-7000	January 1982	I, IV
California Correctional Center (CCC) Charles T. Ransdell, Warden (A) 711-045 Center Rd. Susanville, CA 96130 P.O. Box 790 Susanville, CA 96130 (530) 257-2181	1963 SCC Camps: Varies	I, II, III, Camps
California Correctional Institution (CCI) William Sullivan, Warden 24900 Highway 202 Tehachapi, CA 93581 P. O. Box 1031 Tehachapi, CA 93581 (661) 822-4402	Reopened:1954 Original/Women's: 1933	I, II, III, IV RC, SHU
Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) Gwendolyn Mitchell, Warden 23370 Road 22 Chowchilla, CA 93610 P. O. Box 1501 Chowchilla, CA 93610-1501 (559) 665-5531	October 1990	I, II, III, IV RC, Condemned
Centinela State Prison George J. Giurbino 2302 Brown Road Imperial, CA 92251 P.O. Box 731 Imperial, CA 92251-0731 (760) 337-7900	October 1993	l, III, IV Ad Seg
California Institution for Men (CIM) Warden: Lori DiCarlo (A) 14901 Central Avenue P.O. Box 128 Chino, CA 91710 (909) 597-1821	1941	I RC
California Institution for Women (CIW) John Dovey, Warden 16756 Chino-Corona Road Corona, CA 92878 P.O. Box 6000 Corona, CA 92878-6000 (909) 597-1771	1952	I, II, III, IV RC
California Men's Colony (CMC) John Marshall, Warden Highway 1 San Luis Obispo, CA 93409 P.O. Box 8101 San Luis Obispo, CA 93409-8101 (805) 547-7900	1954 (West) 1961 (East)	I, II, III,
California Medical Facility (CMF) Teresa A. Schwartz 1600 California Dr. Vacaville, CA 95696 P.O. Box 2000 Vacaville, CA 95696-2000 (707) 448-6841	1955	I, II, III
California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) A. K. Scribner, Warden 4001 King Avenue Corcoran, CA 93212 P.O. Box 8800 Corcoran, CA 93212-8309 (559) 992-8800	February 1988	I, III, IV SHU/PHU
California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) JoAnn Gordon, Warden 5th Street & Western Norco, CA 92860 P.O. Box 1841 Norco, CA 92860-0991 (909) 737-2683	1962	II, Females
Correctional Training Facility (CTF) Jose Solis Highway 101 North Soledad, CA 93960 P.O. Box 686 Soledad, CA 93960-0686 (831) 678-3951	1946	I RC
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) Tom E. Vaughn, Warden 19025 Wiley's Well Rd. Blythe, CA 92225 P.O. Box 2289 Blythe, CA 92226 (760) 922-5300	December 1988	I, II
Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) Warden: Claude Finn 23500 Kasson Road P.O. Box 400 Tracy, CA 95378-0004 (209) 835-4141	1953	I, III RC
Folsom State Prison (FOL) Julio Valadez, Warden (A) 300 Prison Road Represa, CA 95671 P.O. Box 71 Represa, CA 95671 (916) 985-2561	1880	I, II
High Desert State Prison (HDSP) Warden: David L. Runnels (A) 475-750 Rice Canyon Rd. P.O. Box 750 Susanville, CA 96127-7620 (530) 251-5100	August 1995	I, III, IV RC
Ironwood State Prison (ISP) Jim Hall, Warden 19005 Wileys Well Road Blythe, CA 92225 P.O. Box 2229 Blythe, CA 92226 (760) 921-3000	February 1, 1994	I, III
California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC) Charles Harrison, Warden (A) Warden (A) 44750 60th Street West Lancaster, CA 93536-7620 (661) 729-2000 FAX: 661-729-2060	February 1993	I, III, IV
Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) Warden: Mike Knowles 4001 Highway 104 P.O. Box 409099 Ione, CA 95640 (209) 274-4911	June 1987	I, III, IV
North Kern State Prison (NKSP) Lee Ann Chrones, Warden 2737 West Cecil Avenue Delano, CA 93215 P.O. Box 567 Delano, CA 93216-0567 (661) 721-2345	April 1993	I, III RC
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) Warden: Joseph L. McGrath 5905 Lake Earl Drive P.O. Box 7000 Crescent City, CA 95531-7000 (707) 465-1000	December 1989	I, IV SHU
Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) James A. Yates, Warden 24863 West Jayne Avenue Coalinga, CA 93210 P.O. Box 8500 Coalinga, CA 93210 (559) 935-4900	November 1994	I, III
R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility at Rock Mountain (RJD) Robert J. Hernandez, Warden 480 Alta Road San Diego, CA 92179 (619) 661-6500	July 1987	I, III RC, Firehouse, Infirmary
California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) Michael Knowles, Acting Warden Prison Road Represa, CA 95671 P.O. Box 290002 Represa, CA 95671-002 (916) 985-8610	October 1986	I, IV
California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (SATF) Warden: Derral Adams 900 Quebec Rd. P.O. Box 7100 Corcoran, CA 93212 (559) 992-7100	August 1997	II, III, IV SATF
Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) Matthew C. Kramer, Warden 5100 O'Byrnes Ferry Rd. Jamestown, CA 95327 P. O. Box 497 Jamestown, CA 95327 (209) 984-5291	1965 SCC Camps: Varies	I, II, III Camps
California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Thomas L. Carey, Warden 2100 Peabody Road Vacaville, CA 95696 P. O. Box 4000 Vacaville, CA 95696-4000 (707) 451-0182	August 1984	II, III
San Quentin State Prison (SQ) Warden: Jeanne Woodford (A) [Now CDC Director] San Quentin, CA 94964 (415) 454-1460	1852	I, II Alter, RC Cond.
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) A. A. Lamarque, Warden 31625 Highway 101 Soledad, CA 93960 P. O. Box 1020 Soledad, CA 93960-1020 (831) 678-5500	May 1996	I, IV
Valley State Prison for Women Gloria Henry, Warden 21633 Avenue 24 Chowchilla, CA 93610 P. O. Box 92 Chowchilla, CA 93610-0099 (559) 665-6100	May 1995	I, II, III, IV RC, SHU
Wasco State Prison (WSP) P. L. Vazquez, Warden 701 Scofield Avenue Wasco, CA 93280 P. O. Box 8800 Wasco, CA 93280-8800 (661) 758-8400	February 1991	l, III RC

Updated April 2004

Facilities Map

SECURITY LEVELS
Level l - Open dormitories without a secure perimeter.
Level ll - Open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage.
Level lll - Individual cells, fenced perimeters and armed coverage.
Level lV - Cells, fenced or walled perimeters, electronic security, more staff and armed officers both inside and outside the installation.
SHU - Security Housing Unit. The most securee area within a Level lV prison designed to provide maximum coverage. Solitary confinement in tiny cells, no contact visits, high security, often windows frosted over.
RC - Reception Center. Provides short term hoousing to process, classify and evaluate incoming inmates.
Cond - Condemned. Holds inmates with death seenntences.
*As of August 2000

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