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Folsom State Prison
As of the , FSP and SAC had a combined inmate population of 7,246 housed at level 1 and 2 security, the two lowest levels of security for prisons operated by the CDC. Level 1 prisoners are housed in open dormitories without a secure perimeter, and Level 2 prisoners may be housed in open dormitories with secure s and armed gua
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Folsom State Prison
Prison in Folsom, California, United States
East Gate, Folsom State Prison, at the end of Prison Road | |
| Location | Folsom, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°41′42″N121°09′45″W / 38.69500°N 121.16250°W / 38.69500; -121.16250 |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium Security |
| Capacity | 2,065 |
| Population | 2,513 (121.7% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
| Opened | July 26, 1880; 144 years ago (1880-07-26) |
| Managed by | Joseph Tuggle, Warden (Acting), Folsom State Prison. |
Folsom California State Prison is a California State Prison in Folsom, California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the state capital of Sacramento. It is one of 34 adult institutions operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.[2]
Opened in 1880, Folsom is the state's second-oldest prison, after San Quentin, and the first in the United St
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California State Prison, Sacramento
Male-only state prison in Folsom, Sacramento County, California
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California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Folsom, in Sacramento County, California. The facility is also referenced as Sacramento State Prison, CSP-Sacramento, CSP-SAC, and occasionally, New Folsom or New Folsom Prison which was its official name prior to October 1992.[2][3]
Because the facility is adjacent to Folsom State Prison (FSP), both SAC and FSP share the mailing address: Represa, CA 95671. Represa (translated as "dam" from the Spanish language) fryst vatten the name given to the State Prison post office because its adjacency to Folsom Dam.[4][5]
The facility houses maximum sec