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Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA
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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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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 Bunker1933–2005 · actorEdward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 â July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, screenwriter, and actor.
- B. Jesus Newton? · painter
Eldridge Cleaver1935–1998 · writerLeroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 â 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.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersCapacity (beds)this: 2469 · peers avg: 547 (+351%)
Data completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CDCR facility â Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA
- 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 (Q1435594)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/folsom-state-prison
Chicago
"Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/folsom-state-prison.
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 = {2026-07-22}
}