United States · CA · Blythe
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
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Background
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) was a male-only state prison located south of Interstate 10, in a detached section of Blythe, California in Riverside County. CVSP is adjacent to Ironwood State Prison. The prison was scheduled for closure in 2025, but closed early on November 1, 2024.
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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 28 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.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5115865)
- Wikipedia
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World Prisons. (2026). Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chuckawalla-valley-state-prison
"Chuckawalla Valley State Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chuckawalla-valley-state-prison.
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