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California Institution for Women

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California adult institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR code: CIW.

Background

California Institution for Women (CIW) is an American women's state prison located in the city of Chino, San Bernardino County, California, east of Los Angeles, although the mailing address states "Corona", which is in Riverside County, California.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

1,281

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Facility profile

Operator

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

CA

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

16756 Chino-Corona Road, Corona 92880
(909) 597-1772
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1281 · peers avg: 1579 (19%)

Data completeness

60%

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