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California Medical Facility (Cmf)

State prisonMediumOvercrowded (109%)LowHigh
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California Medical Facility (Cmf) is a state prison located in Solano County, California. Rated capacity: 2,361. Reported population: 2,570. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

2,361

Current population

2,570

Occupancy

109%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

California

Security level

Medium

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

  • 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.

  • Charles Ng
    Charles Ng
    1960 · serial killer

    Charles Chi-tat Ng (born Ng Chi-tat) (Chinese: 吳志達; born 24 December 1960) is a Hong Kong-born convicted serial killer who committed numerous crimes in the United States.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

1600 California Drive, Vacaville 95696

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 109% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+116%)

Higher risk than 75% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 109% · peers avg: 93% (+17%)
Capacity (beds)this: 2361 · peers avg: 547 (+332%)

Data completeness

74%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-california-medical-facility,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {California Medical Facility (Cmf)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-medical-facility-cmf},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}