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Wasco State Prison (Wsp)
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Wasco State Prison (Wsp) is a state prison located in Kern County, California. Rated capacity: 2,984. Reported population: 5,127. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
2,984
Current population
5,127
Occupancy
172%
Year opened
—
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
California Department of Corrections
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
California
Security level
Medium
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
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 172% of capacity
Compared to other facilities in United States
7312 peersHigher risk than 96% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.