United States · CA · Ione
Mule Creek State Prison
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California adult institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR code: MCSP.
Background
Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) is a California State Prison for men. It was opened in June 1987, and covers 866 acres (350 ha) located in Ione, California. The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million. As of July 31, 2022, MCSP was incarcerating people at 115.2% of its design capacity, with 3,785 occupants.
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Capacity
1,700
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1987
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1987
Region
CA
Security level
—
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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Compared to other facilities in United States
3276 peersData completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CDCR facility — Mule Creek State Prison
- CDCR Facility Locator
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Facility Locator — State of California
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.