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Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
19025 Wiley's Well Rd.
Blythe, CA 92225
P.O. Box 2289
Blythe, CA 92226
(760) 922-5300
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Chuckawalla Valley
State Prison - Mission Statement
The mission of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison
(CVSP) is to provide long-term housing and services for male felons
classified as medium and low-medium custody inmates. Two of the four
Level II Facilities at CVSP are Sensitive Needs Yards. The other two
are general population Level II yards. Under State law, the primary
purpose of incarceration is punishment, the deterrence of criminal
behavior, and the rehabilitation of inmates through education and
self-improvement programs.
Institution Statistics
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison was opened December 1988, and covers
1,735
acres. As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, the following statistics apply:
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Number of custody staff:
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574
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Number of support services staff:
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398
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Total number of staff:
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972 | |
Designed Bedspace & Count
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Facility
Level
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Design
Capacity
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Count
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I
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208
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358
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II
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1,530
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3,555
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Total
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1,738
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3,913 |
INMATE PROGRAMS -
PIA: laundry
- Vocational:
Air conditioning and refrigeration, auto body and fender, auto
mechanic, carpentry, computer and related technology, drafting, dry
cleaning, electronics, graphic arts and printing, landscaping and
gardening, masonry, offices support, plumbing, roofing, upholstery,
welding, cabinet making.
- Academic:
Adult Basic Education, High School/GED, English as a Second Language,
Literacy Program, Computer Assisted Education, Re-entry, Incarcerated
Youth Offender, College Programs.
- Other:
Cal Trans Crews, Youth Diversion, Religious, Arts in Corrections,
Victim Awareness, Drug Treatment/Diversion, Alternative to Violence
Class, Parenting Class, Toastmasters, and the Veterans Group.
VISITING HOURS and DIRECTIONS
Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Major Holidays* from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
*New
Year's Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Visiting at CVSP is
available on weekends and major holidays. Visiting hours are between 8:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., with visitor processing beginning at 8:00 a.m. No
visitor will be processed after 2:00 p.m.
Please contact our
visiting staff for further information at (760) 922-5300, ext. 5104.
Directions:
CVSP is located
approximately 90 miles east of Palm Springs, off of Interstate 10.
Ciao,
AH
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