United States · CA · Corcoran
California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP‑COR)
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California adult institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR code: COR.
Background
California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Corcoran, in Kings County, California. It is also known as Corcoran State Prison, CSP-C, CSP-COR, CSP-Corcoran, and Corcoran I. The facility is just north of the newer California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (Corcoran II).
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1988
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1988
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
Charles Manson1934–2017 · criminalCharles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 â November 19, 2017) was an American criminal, cult leader, and musician who was the founder of the Manson Family.
Sirhan Sirhan1944 · groomSirhan Bishara Sirhan (; Arabic: Ø³Ø±ØØ§Ù بشارة Ø³Ø±ØØ§Ù SirḥÄn BiÅ¡Ära SirḥÄn; born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated U.S.
Juan Vallejo Corona1934–2019 · serial killerJuan Vallejo Corona (February 7, 1934 â 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.

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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 California State Prison, Corcoran (CSPâCOR)
- CDCR Facility Locator
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation â Facility Locator — State of California
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1026863)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP‑COR). Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-state-prison-corcoran
"California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP‑COR)." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/california-state-prison-corcoran.
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