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Centinela State Prison
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California adult institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR code: CEN.
Background
California State Prison, Centinela (CEN) is a male-only state prison located in Imperial County, California, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Imperial and El Centro. The facility is sometimes referenced Centinela State Prison.
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
1993
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1993
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
- John Leonard Orr1949 · fire captain
John Leonard Orr (born April 26, 1949) is an American convicted serial arsonist, mass murderer and former firefighter.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Data completeness
54%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CDCR facility â Centinela State Prison
- CDCR Facility Locator
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation â Facility Locator — State of California
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5021056)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Centinela State Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-state-prison-centinela
Chicago
"Centinela State Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-state-prison-centinela.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-california-state-prison-cen,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Centinela State Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-state-prison-centinela},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}