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Sharp Park Detention Station

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  • Aliens at Sharp Camp following the evacuation order for persons of Japanese ancestry. This camp was set up as detention (cropped).jpg

    Photo by Clem Albers via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Aliens at Sharp Camp following the evacuation order for persons of Japanese ancestry. This camp was set up as detention.jpg

    Photo by Clem Albers via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1942

Operational

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1942

Region

San Mateo County

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-sharp-park-detention-statio,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Sharp Park Detention Station},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sharp-park-detention-station},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}