California State Prison, Solano

California State Prison, Solano (SOL)

Aerial View
Location Vacaville, California
Coordinates 38°19′19″N 121°58′30″W / 38.322°N 121.975°W / 38.322; -121.975Coordinates: 38°19′19″N 121°58′30″W / 38.322°N 121.975°W / 38.322; -121.975
Status Operational
Security class Medium
Capacity 2,610
Population 3,766 (144.3%) (as of 1 March 2018 [1])
Opened August 1984
Managed by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden Robert Neuschmid[2]

California State Prison, Solano (SOL) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville, Solano County, California, adjacent to the California Medical Facility. The facility is also referenced as Solano State Prison, CSP-Solano, and CSP-SOL.[3][4][5]

Facilities

SOL's 146 acres (59 ha) include the following facilities, among others:[3]

  • Level II housing: Open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage
  • Level III housing: Individual cells, fenced perimeters and armed coverage

Population and staff

As of fiscal year 2006/2007, SOL had a total of 1,308 staff and an annual operating budget of $158.4 million.[6] As of February 2011, it had a design capacity of 2,610 but a total institution population of 5,050, for an occupancy rate of 193.5 percent.[7]

As of March 1, 2018, the population was 3,766, for an occupancy rate of 144.3%.[1]

History

Location of Vacaville within Solano County, and location of Solano County within California

The California State Prison at Solano opened in August 1984.[8] SOL was overseen by the warden of the California Medical Facility until January 1992, when a separate warden was assigned.[9] By 1998, SOL was so crowded that "emergency triple bunks" were added.[10] In 2008/2009 triple bunking was removed and the gyms by August 2009 were not holding inmates.

A 2001 U.S. District Court ruling and a 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals decision supported the "right of Muslim inmates" at SOL "to attend regular weekly religious services and wear beards in accordance with their faith".[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population as of Midnight February 28, 2018" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ↑ CDCR. "CDCR - California State Prison Solano (SOL)". www.cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. 1 2 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. California's Correctional Facilities. 6 March 2011.
  4. ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Guide. Prison Talk Online thread, 14 May 2006, accessed 16 Dec 2007.
  5. ↑ Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments. 21 Dec 2006.
  6. ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) (2009). "Institution Statistics". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  7. ↑ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Monthly Report of Population as of Midnight February 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ Furillo, Andy. "Prison boom fades. As the building grinds to a stop, officials grapple less with housing criminals and more with figuring out how to return them to society." Sacramento Bee, July 12, 2004.
  9. ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) (2011). "Historical Notes". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  10. ↑ Stites, Roxanne. Squeezing in surplus prisoners - Already overcrowded, California State Prison, Solano ready for "triple bunking" to hold even more. The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), April 13, 1998.
  11. ↑ "Hamlin, Brian. Inmates can worship on their terms". The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), December 31, 2002.
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