California City Correctional Facility
.jpg) California City Correctional Facility, May 2014 | |
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| Location | 22844 Virginia Blvd California City, California |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | Level II (low-medium) |
| Capacity | 2,304 |
| Population | 2,081 (90.3% capacity) (as of April 30, 2020[1]) |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
California City Correctional Facility (CAC) is a secure facility owned by CoreCivic. It is currently staffed and operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a men's level II (low-medium) security prison.
The facility was built on speculation, without any customer contract to fill it. Construction was completed in 1998.[2] Beginning in 2006, it housed federal inmates for the U.S. Marshal Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The federal contract included daily transportation to the San Diego County Courthouse and Southern Nevada Correctional Center, and as-needed to JPATS-Victorville ("Con Air"). The per-diem rate in 2010 was $77.50 per prisoner, decreasing to $58.00 as the count increased. The federal use of the facility ended in 2013.[3][4][5]
In response to a federal order to reduce overcrowding at the state's prison facilities, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation started leasing the facility in 2013 for $28.5 million yearly.[3][6] Former guards, previously privately contracted, transferred to become state correctional officers after eight weeks of training.[3] CAC is the only CDCR state prison under this arrangement; all other state prisons are both owned and operated by CDCR.
References
- ^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight April 30, 2020" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ Private Prisons, Public Doubts, The Christian Science Monitor, Daniel B. Wood July 21, 1998. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Bedell, Christine (25 October 2013). "Cal City prison to house state inmates". Bakersfield.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "doj_mod_2" (PDF). cdn.muckrock.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Detention Services - Operational Contract - California City" (PDF). cdn.muckrock.com. 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. "California City Correctional Facility (CAC)". Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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