List of California state prisons

San Quentin State Prison, California's oldest, and perhaps most notorious detention facility.

This is a list of state prisons in California housing adult inmates administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).^[1][2] It does not include federal prisons, county jails, or California Division of Juvenile Justice facilities located in California, or any of the private correctional facilities in Arizona, Mississippi, and Tennessee under contract with CDCR housing California inmates to relieve prison overcrowding.^[3]

Facilities

See also

• Alcatraz Island

References

1. ^ Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (2009). "Adult Facilities and Locations". State of California. http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Visitors/Facilities/index.html. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
2. ^ Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (2009). California's Correctional Facilities. State of California. http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Visitors/docs/20071015-WEBmapbooklet.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
3. ^ Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (2009). "Housing Inmates Out-of-State". State of California. http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/News/HousingInmates.html. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 

External links

• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official website
• Ducky Sherwood's map of California prison facilities