Below is a complete list of prison facilities in California. The state of California has 835 prison facilities. The list includes local jails, federal prisons, and private facilities. Browse the whole list of prisons from the below table.
California has a staggering imprisonment rate of 247 per 100,000 people. A total of 1,72,379 people are currently incarcerated in California. 1,83,334 other convicts are on probation and 1,10,349 are on parole. View recent arrests in California.
Search any prison in California using the below form. Just insert the prison name and we will show you search results matching your query.
California has 379 correctional facilities under the Department Of Correction. California also has 313 regional facilities in cities and councils where convicts are housed pre-trial. State also has 8 reentry facilities for housing inmates post-prison. 110 other facilities in the state are being used as administrative offices.
California Department of Justice allows you to search for inmates using their public tool. Perform a search by using the person's name, Inmate number, and Inmate ID. The search tool also allows filters like gender, race, age, etc.
Inmate search results show many pieces of information like matching inmate's name, gender, arrest records, crime date, release date, incarceration status, etc.
Incarceration Status | Population |
---|---|
Probation | 1,83,334 |
Parole | 1,10,349 |
Life Sentence | 40,878 |
Total Incarcerated | 1,72,379 |
Gender | Population |
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Male | 93,814 |
Female | 3,505 |
Searching for prisons in California has never been easier, we have 835 prisons in California. Using the search box above you can just type in any prison name or location of the facility we will find the right matches. Or you can use the classic way of browsing through the list of prisons from the below table. Using the table you can easily browse all the prisons in California. Once you find the prison facility you are looking for, visit the prison page to find information like:
You can visit an Inmate in California only if you are on their visiting list. Only one visitation is allowed per week. Follow proper rules and regulations for a smooth visiting experience. Below mentioned are a few of them:
To know more about visitation you can read our ultimate visitation guide.
California DOC allows family, relatives, and friends to send money to an inmate. Below are the steps you can follow to send money to an inmates trust fund or commissary account:
Contact An Inmate in California by using any of the following methods:
835 Facilities in California are of different Type and Security level. Below is the distribution of prisons according to the facility type and security levels.
This is full list of prisons in California. List has been limited to 20 results per page for better browsing experience. Navigate through each page to view whole list of facilities.