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2. California State Prison, Los Angeles County - Wikipedia

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   Before the prison opened in 1993, Los Angeles County hosted no prisons but accounted for forty percent of California's state-prison inmates. "Most of Lancaster's civic leaders and residents" opposed the building of the prison, and four inmates escaped from LAC in its first year of operation. Nevertheless, by 2000 city residents' opinions of the ...

3. High Desert State Prison (California) - Wikipedia

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   Fred Foulk. High Desert State Prison ( HDSP) is a high-security state prison that houses level IV inmates located in Leavitt, Lassen County, California. [2] [3] Opened in 1995, it has a capacity of 2,324 persons. As of July 31, 2022, High Desert was incarcerating people at 78.4% of its design capacity, with 1,823 occupants.

4. Deuel Vocational Institution - Wikipedia

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   2,047 (121.8% capacity) (as of April 30, 2020 [1]) Opened. 1953. Closed. 2021. Managed by. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) was a state prison located in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California, near Tracy. [2] [3] The prison closed on September 30, 2021.

5. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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   In 1851, California activated its first state-run institution. This institution was a 268-ton wooden ship named The Waban, and was anchored in the San Francisco Bay. The prison ship housed 30 inmates who subsequently constructed San Quentin State Prison, which opened in 1852 with approximately 68 inmates.

6. Newsom has approved three California prison closures but ...

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   The California Correctional Center in Susanville, shown in 2021, was one of three prisons Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved for closure. It closed last year. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) For ...

7. California inmates fight wildfires — but if prisons ... - AOL

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   Maya Miller. May 31, 2024 at 5:00 AM. California has long depended on incarcerated people to battle wildfires. Since the end of World War II, the state has relied on inmates to staff its more than ...