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Salinas Valley State Prison
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California adult institution operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. CDCR code: SVSP.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1996
Operational
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Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1996
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
Daniel Wozniak1984 · stage actorDaniel Patrick "Danny" Wozniak (born March 23, 1984) is an American murderer.
Hans Reiser1963 · programmerHans Thomas Reiser (born December 19, 1963) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer.
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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 Salinas Valley State Prison
- 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 (Q7404666)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Salinas Valley State Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salinas-valley-state-prison
Chicago
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-salinas-valley-state-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Salinas Valley State Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/salinas-valley-state-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}