Avenal State Prison

Details

Name :

Avenal State Prison

Address  :

1 Kings Way
P. O. Box 8

Town  :

Avenal

State  :

California

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

93204

Phone  :

559 386 0587

Web URL  :

Not Available

Description

The primary mission of Avenal State Prison is to provide for the control care and treatment of those inmates committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation by the courts Avenal State Prison is designated as a lowmedium security institution to provide housing for general population inmates

The institution is comprised of six separate semiautonomous facilities which consist of a combined total of 17 open dorm buildings six 200bed open dorm Ebed buildings two converted gymnasiums a 100cell administrative segregation unit and a 10bed firehouse Avenal also houses mobility impaired inmates on two facilities that have been modified to meet ADA Standards

Avenal State Prison opened in January 1987 and covers 640 acres As of Fiscal Year 20082009 the following statistics apply

Number of custody staff900
Number of support services staff617
Total number of staff1517

Annual operating budget144 million
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