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| Location | Adelanto, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°34′10.2″N 117°21′45.0″W / 34.569500°N 117.362500°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High-security |
| Population | 1,400 |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Warden | Francisco J. Quintana |
The United States Penitentiary, Adelanto, CA (USP Adelanto) is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in California. It is part of the Adelanto Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Adelanto) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
FCC Adelanto is located on land that was formerly part of George Air Force Base and is approximately 85 miles (137 km) northeast of Los Angeles.
USP Adelanto opened on October 21, 2004 as a high-security prison which cost $101.4 million. It was constructed by Hensel Phelps Construction Company of Irvine, California and the Crosby Group Design Firm of Redwood City, California. The security systems were designed by Buford Goff and Associates of Columbia, South Carolina.
USP Adelanto is 630,000 square-feet (58,500 m²) and is designed to house 960 male inmates in 6 housing units. Six V-shaped buildings (units 1-3 on east side, units 4-6 on west side) facing each other and a larger maintenance building surround a central yard with a tower in the middle. Six additional towers are lined along the rectangular shaped facility. The facility is surrounded by a lethal electrical double fence, a 2 m (6.6 ft) brickstone wall on its northern side and a view protection fence on its western side. Cells are approximately 4 m × 2 m (13.1 ft × 6.6 ft) in size equipped with a bunkbed, a stainless steel sink-toilet combination and a small table with a non-removable stool. Cells are usually occupied by two inmates and are air conditioned. The administrative and disciplinary unit (SHU) can hold 238 inmates. Cells in the disciplinary unit have showers and are occupied by three inmates when overcrowding occurs (one inmate is forced to sleep on the floor in such cases).
Prisoners have access to the text-based e-mail program known as TRULINCS (Trust Fund Limited Inmate Communication System). Prisoners are only allowed 13,000 characters per e-mail, and attachments cannot be sent, received, or viewed. Inmates are not allowed to retain more than two newspapers, 10 magazines and 25 letters in their cells. Inmates are allowed to place phone calls to up to 30 approved numbers. Phone calls are restricted to 15 minutes per call and five hours per month. Inmates pay for their phone calls through their trust accounts. Inmates can buy additional food, hygiene articles and clothes from commissary for a maximum of $290 a month.
Inmates are counted 5 to 6 times a day at 12:01 a.m., 3:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. (stand up count), 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. (on weekends and holidays). Initial work movements start at 4:30 a.m. and inmates must be up at 7:30 a.m. All inmates must be back to their cells at 10:00 p.m.
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