California City Correctional Center

California City Correctional Center
Location 22844 Virginia Blvd
California City, California
Status open
Security class Level II (low-medium)
Capacity 2304
Opened 2006
Managed by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

California City Correctional Center is a privately owned prison for men, operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to house a maximum of 2304 state inmates at Level II security (low-medium security). The facility is leased from its owner, Corrections Corporation of America, [1] and stands in California City, Kern County, California.

The facility first opened in 2006, and previous housed federal inmates for the U.S. Marshal Service and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[2]

References

  1. "California City Correctional Center". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. Bedell, Christine (25 October 2013). "Cal City prison to house state inmates". Bakersfield.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

Coordinates: 35°09′10″N 117°51′33″W / 35.152846°N 117.859225°W / 35.152846; -117.859225

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