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| populationdate = July 31, 2022<ref name="july2022pop">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/174/2022/08/Tpop4_d2207.pdf|title=California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight July 31, 2022|date=July 31, 2022|website=California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research|access-date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905173616/https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/174/2022/08/Tpop4_d2207.pdf|archive-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref> |
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'''Kern Valley State Prison''' ('''KVSP''') is a male-only [[List of California state prisons|state prison]] in [[Delano, California]]. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. The facility is adjacent to [[North Kern State Prison]] and has an annual operating budget of {{US$|123 million}}. |
'''Kern Valley State Prison''' ('''KVSP''') is a male-only [[List of California state prisons|state prison]] in [[Delano, California]]. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. The facility is adjacent to [[North Kern State Prison]] and has an annual operating budget of {{US$|123 million}}. |
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As of July 31, 2022, Kern Valley was incarcerating people at 118.7% of its design capacity, with 2,907 occupants.<ref name="july2022pop"/> |
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[[File:Kern County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Delano Highlighted 0618394.svg|thumb|Location of Delano in Kern County, and Kern County in California]] |
[[File:Kern County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Delano Highlighted 0618394.svg|thumb|Location of Delano in Kern County, and Kern County in California]] |
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_(crop).jpg) KVSP during a foggy winter morning Aerial view | |
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| Location | Delano, California |
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| Coordinates | 35°45′58″N 119°19′30″W / 35.7661°N 119.3251°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 2,448 |
| Population | 2,907 (118.7% capacity) (as of July 31, 2022[1]) |
| Opened | June 2005 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Christian Pfeiffer |
Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) is a male-only state prison in Delano, California. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. The facility is adjacent to North Kern State Prison and has an annual operating budget of US$123 million.
As of July 31, 2022, Kern Valley was incarcerating people at 118.7% of its design capacity, with 2,907 occupants.[1]
Notable inmates
- Juan Manuel Alvarez, serving 11 life sentences without possibility of parole for parking an SUV on the tracks causing a train collision that lead to 11 deaths and 177 injuries.
See also
References
- ^ a b "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight July 31, 2022" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. July 31, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
External links
- Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) official website
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Official website
- Website for families of prisoners at KVSP
