United States · CA · San Diego
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
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California adult institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR code: RJD.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1987
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1987
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
Sirhan Sirhan1944 · groomSirhan Bishara Sirhan (; Arabic: سرØا٠بشارة سرØا٠SirḥÄn BiÅ¡Ära SirḥÄn; born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian-Jordanian man who assassinated U.S.
- Roy Norris1948–2020 · serial killer
- Lyle Menendez1968
- Erik Menendez1970
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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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 Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
- CDCR Facility Locator
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation â Facility Locator — State of California
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7326718)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/richard-j-donovan-correctional-facility
"Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/richard-j-donovan-correctional-facility.
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