Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) is a California state prison located north of Soledad, in

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, adjacent to the

Correctional Training Facility Correctional Training Facility (CTF), commonly referenced as Soledad State Prison, is a state prison located on U.S. Route 101 in California, U.S. Route 101, north of Soledad, California, adjacent to Salinas Valley State Prison. Facilities Th ...

(aka Soledad State Prison).

Facilities

The prison consists of five facilities: A, B, C, D, and M. Of the five, Facility A, D, and M house 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

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but due to inmate population reductions was shut down around 2008. The prison also houses an inpatient mental health program, formerly operated under the auspices of the California Department of State Hospitals (Salinas Valley Psychiatric Inpatient Program) to accommodate the psychological needs of inmates. As of July 31, 2022, SVSP was incarcerating people at 102.5% of its design capacity, with 2,941 occupants.

Notable prisoners

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* Terry Childs, serial killer * Andrew Hammond, serial killer * Aariel Maynor, killer of Clarence Avant's wife * Timothy McGhee, serial killer and gang member * Robert Peernock, engineer who killed his wife *

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References

External links

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Official website

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Facilities

Notable prisoners

See also

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