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Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA

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  • "His Lips Unsealed" George Contant's (Sontag) confession. The San Francisco Examiner Sun Oct 1 1893.jpg

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  • "Smiling" Frank Williams.jpg

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  • Am. River gorge at Folsom Prison - panoramio.jpg

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  • American River, Folsom prison, 1890s, before 1899, scene of 1893 prison break attempt.jpg

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  • Chris Evans in Folsom Prison, 1894.jpg

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  • Chris Evans, during his release from Folsom Prison on May 1, 1911.jpg

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  • East Gate Folsom Prison (5434836534).jpg

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  • East gate Folsom Prison - panoramio.jpg

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

Background

Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in Folsom, California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the state capital of Sacramento. It is one of 34 adult institutions operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Opened in 1880, Folsom is the state's second-oldest prison, after San Quentin, and the first in the United States to have electricity. Folsom was also one of the first maximum security prisons. It has been the execution site of 93 condemned prisoners.

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

Capacity

2,469

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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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

  • Edward Bunker
    Edward Bunker
    1933–2005 · actor

    Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, screenwriter, and actor.

  • B. Jesus Newton
    ? · painter
  • Eldridge Cleaver
    Eldridge Cleaver
    1935–1998 · writer

    Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) was an African American writer and political activist, fashion designer, convicted rapist and an early leader of the Black Panther Party serving as Minister of Information, and while in exile, Head of the International Section of the Panthers.

  • Rick James
    Rick James
    1948–2004 · singer

    James Ambrose Johnson Jr.

  • Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    1944 · actor

    Danny Trejo (, Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

300 Prison Road, Represa 95671

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
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Data completeness

60%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-folsom-state-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/folsom-state-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}