Salinas Valley State Prison
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| Location |
Monterey County, near Soledad, California |
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| Coordinates | 36°28′45″N 121°22′26″W / 36.4792°N 121.3739°WCoordinates: 36°28′45″N 121°22′26″W / 36.4792°N 121.3739°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 2,452 |
| Population | 3,331 (as of 6 December 2013) |
| Opened | May 1996 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | William Muniz |
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) is a 300-acre (120 ha) California state prison located 5 miles (8 km) north of Soledad, in Monterey County, California, adjacent to Correctional Training Facility.
The prison consists of five facilities: A, B, C, D, and M. Of the five, Facility A houses Sensitive Needs Yard (SNY) inmates. The surrounding housing units hold level-4 and level-3 inmates, the two highest security rankings. M yard is a level-1 yard which houses approximately 200 inmates.
The prison had a gymnasium which, due to the prison's over-crowding, at one time had been converted into a dormitory but due to inmate population reductions was shut down around 2008.
The prison also houses a Department of Mental Health Intermediate Treatment Program (Salinas Valley Psychiatric Program) to accommodate the psychological needs of inmates.
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