| California State Prison, Solano (SOL, CSP-Solano, CSP-SOL, Solano State Prison) | |
|---|---|
| Aerial View | |
| Location: | Vacaville, California, United States |
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| Status: | Operational |
| Security class: | medium |
| Capacity: | 2,610 (but houses 6,025 as of September 2007) |
| Opened: | 1984 |
| Managed by: | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Director: | D.K. Sisto, Warden |
California State Prison, Solano (SOL) is a male-only California state prison located in the city of Vacaville, Solano County. It is newer than California Medical Facility, the other state prison in Vacaville.[1] SOL is also known as "CSP-Solano"[2], "CSP-SOL"[3], and "Solano State Prison"[4].
Current facility
As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, SOL had a total of 1,308 staff and an annual operating budget of $158.4 million.[2] As of September 2007, it had a design capacity of 2,610 but a total institution population of 6,025, for an occupancy rate of 230.8 percent.[5] SOL's 146 acres include the following facilities, among others[1][2]:
- Level II housing ("Open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage").
- Level III housing ("Individual cells, fenced perimeters and armed coverage").
History
A California "prison construction boom" between 1984 and 2005 was "driven by years of increasingly tough anti-crime legislation."[6] This boom "started with the construction of California State Prison, Solano, which opened in August 1984."[6] By 1998, SOL was so crowded that "emergency triple bunks" were added.[7] 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."[8]
References
- ^ a b California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. California's Correctional Facilities. 15 Oct 2007.
- ^ a b c California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. California State Prison, Solano (SOL). Accessed 15 Dec 2007.
- ^ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Guide. Prison Talk Online thread, 14 May 2006, accessed 16 Dec 2007.
- ^ Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments. 21 Dec 2006.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Monthly Report of Population as of Midnight September 30, 2007.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hamlin, Brian. Inmates can worship on their terms. The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), December 31, 2002.
