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Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP) is a 
As of July 31, 2022, Wasco was incarcerating people at 122.8% of its design capacity, with 3,667 occupants.
Inmate Locator
inmate BR0562
* ttp://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Official website 1991 establishments in California Buildings and structures in Kern County, California Prisons in California Prisons completed in the 1990s {{US-prison-stub
state prison
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located in Wasco in Kern County, California
Kern County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield.
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The Wasco facility was the first of two reception centers in Kern County. The primary mission is to provide short term housing necessary to process, classify, and evaluate new inmates physically and mentally, to determine their security level, program requirements, and appropriate institutional placement. A 400-bed medium custody facility houses general population inmates to help support and maintain the reception center. A minimum custody facility provides institutional maintenance and landscaping services.
As of July 31, 2022, Wasco was incarcerating people at 122.8% of its design capacity, with 3,667 occupants.
Notable inmates
* Kori Ali Muhammad, moved to Kern Valley State Prison *Cain Velasquez
Cain Ramírez Velásquez (born July 28, 1982) is an American former professional wrestler and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He is widely known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he competed in the Heavyweight ( ...
, former UFC Heavyweight Champion
*Brandon Browner
Brandon Kemar Browner (born August 2, 1984) is an American former professional football player who played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints, and in the C ...
, moved to San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQ), formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated area, unincorporated place ...
* John Getreu, moved to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facilityinmate BR0562
References
External links
* ttp://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Official website 1991 establishments in California Buildings and structures in Kern County, California Prisons in California Prisons completed in the 1990s {{US-prison-stub