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California State Prison Solano

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

Background

California Medical Facility (CMF) is a male-only state prison medical facility located in the city of Vacaville in Solano County, California. It is older than California State Prison, Solano, the other state prison in Vacaville.

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

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1955

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1955

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.

Notable inmates

  • Steven David Catlin
    Steven David Catlin
    1944 · serial killer

    Steven David Catlin (born 1944) is a convicted American serial killer who murdered two wives and his adoptive mother in California and Nevada from 1976 until 1984.

  • Jim Gordon
    Jim Gordon
    1945–2023 · musician

    James Beck Gordon (July 14, 1945 – March 13, 2023) was an American musician, songwriter and convicted murderer.

  • Edmund Kemper
    Edmund Kemper
    1948 · serial killer

    Edmund Emil Kemper III (born December 18, 1948) is an American serial killer convicted of murdering seven women, including his own mother, and one girl between May 1972 and April 1973.

  • Juan Vallejo Corona
    Juan Vallejo Corona
    1934–2019 · serial killer

    Juan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 – March 4, 2019) was a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of the murders of 25 transient laborers found buried in peach orchards along the Feather River in Sutter County, California, in 1971.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

2100 Peabody Road, Vacaville 95687
(707) 451-0182
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World Prisons. (2026). California State Prison Solano. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-medical-facility
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-california-medical-facility,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {California State Prison Solano},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-medical-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}