World Prisons
United States

United States · State

California

87 correctional facilities in our database

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

Total facilities

87

Known population

5,500

Sum of known populations

Overcrowded

1

7 facilities with capacity data

Facilities w/ capacity

7

Largest facilities by population

FacilityPopulationCapacityOccupancy
San Quentin Rehabilitation CenterSan Quentin3,3003,082107%
Pelican Bay State PrisonCrescent City2,2002,38092%

Overcrowding leaderboard

1 overcrowded facility in California — sorted by occupancy rate.

FacilityPopulationCapacityOccupancy
San Quentin Rehabilitation CenterSan Quentin3,3003,082107%

All facilities in California

Adelanto Correctional Facility

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

B T Collins Juvenile Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Blythe Jail

United States · Blythe

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

CAL Fire/Riverside County Fire Department - Bautista Camp

United States · Hemet

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

California City Correctional Center

United States · California City

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

California Correctional Center

United States · Susanville

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

California Correctional Institution

United States · Tehachapi

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California Health Care Facility, Stockton

United States · Stockton

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California Institution for Men

United States · Chino

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California Institution for Women

United States · Corona

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,281

Held

—

California Men’s Colony

United States · San Luis Obispo

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California Rehabilitation Center

United States · Norco

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,491

Held

—

California State Prison Solano

United States · Vacaville

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California State Prison, Corcoran (CSP‑COR)

United States · Corcoran

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California State Prison, Los Angeles County

United States · Lancaster

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

California State Prison, Sacramento

United States · Represa

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Calipatria State Prison

United States · Calipatria

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Centinela State Prison

United States · Imperial

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Central California Women’s Facility

United States · Chowchilla

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Central Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center

United States · San Bernardino

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Central Valley Annex

United States · McFarland

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Century Regional Detention Facility

United States · Lynwood

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Chuckawalla Valley State Prison

United States · Blythe

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Community Correctional Facilities

United States

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Correctional Training Facility

United States · Soledad

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Corrections Department

United States · Los Angeles

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

County of Santa Clara Girls Ranch

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Deadwood Conservation Camp

United States · Fort Jones

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Desert View Annex

United States · Adelanto

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

El Centro Detention Facility

United States · El Centro

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

El Dorado County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

FCC Lompoc

United States · Lompoc

N/A

Type

Federal — FCC

Capacity

—

Held

—

FCC Victorville

United States · Victorville

N/A

Type

Federal — FCC

Capacity

—

Held

—

FCI Herlong

United States · Herlong

Medium

Type

Federal — FCI

Capacity

1,300

Held

—

Low

FCI Lompoc I

United States · Lompoc

Low

Type

Federal — FCI

Capacity

—

Held

—

FCI Lompoc II

United States · Lompoc

Low

Type

Federal — FCI

Capacity

—

Held

—

Federal Prison Camp, Boron, California

United States · Boron

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Folsom State Prison (FSP), Represa CA

United States · Represa

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,469

Held

—

George Bailey County Detention Facility

United States · San Diego

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Golden State Medium Community Correctional Facility

United States · McFarland

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility

United States · Chino

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

High Desert Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center

United States · Apple Valley

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Intake Release Center

United States · Santa Ana

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ironwood State Prison (ISP), Blythe CA

United States · Blythe

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

John J. Benoit Detention Center

United States · Indio

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Johnson Bart City Prison

United States · Elk Grove

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Kern Valley State Prison

United States · Delano

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

L.A. County Probation Campgrounds

United States · Santa Clarita

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

United States · Downey

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Mendocino County Jail

United States · Ukiah

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center

United States · Bakersfield

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Minimum Housing Unit 2

United States · Modesto

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Monterey County Adult Detention Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Mountain Home Conservation Camp

United States · Springville

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Mule Creek State Prison

United States · Ione

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,700

Held

—

Needles County Jail

United States · Needles

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

North County Detention Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

North Kern State Prison

United States · Delano

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Otay Mesa Detention Center

United States · San Diego

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Pelican Bay State Prison

United States · Crescent City

Supermax / Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,380

Held

2,200

Under capacity (92%)Low

Pelican Bay State Prison

United States · Crescent City

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center

United States · castaic

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Pleasant Valley State Prison

United States · Coalinga

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Pre-Trial Detention Facility

United States · Ventura

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility

United States · San Diego

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Sacramento County Jail

United States · Sacramento

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Salinas Valley State Prison

United States · Soledad

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

San Mateo County Youth Services Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

San Quentin Rehabilitation Center

United States · San Quentin

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

3,082

Held

3,300

Overcrowded (107%)Low

Santa Barbara County Jail

United States · Santa Barbara

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail

United States · Santa Maria

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Santa Clara County Main Jail North

United States · San Jose

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Santa Cruz County Adult Detention Facilities

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Sierra Conservation Center

United States · Jamestown

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Stanislaus County Juvenile Hall

United States · Modesto

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Stanislaus County Sherrif's Department Courthouse Holding Facility

United States · Modesto

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison

United States · Corcoran

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Sybil Brand Institute

United States · Monterey Park

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Taft Community Correctional Facility

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Tulare County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Twin Pines Ranch

United States · Banning

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Valley State Prison (VSP), Chowchilla CA

United States · Chowchilla

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ventura County Jail Todd Road Facility

United States · Santa Paula

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Volcano Jail House

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wasco State Prison‑Reception Center

United States · Wasco

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

West Valley Juvenile Detention and Assessment Center

United States · Rancho Cucamonga

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Women's Central Jail

United States · Santa Ana

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—